[charlesism]

I'm not thrilled to lose "real" Fn keys. Nobody gets air time these days if they criticize Touch interfaces, but in many ways they are unpleasant to use:

- Lack of tactile feedback makes them imprecise (is my finger over the button?)

- Imperfect sensitivity means even if you touch the correct area, 5% of the time the touch won't register. If it does, there's still the problem of response time (eg: it's easier to quickly type "AAAAA" on a mechanical keyboard).

- "Hover hand": resting your fingers on a touch screen is risky, so the ergonomics aren't great. If you relax with your hand on a touchscreen, you're liable to accidentally trigger a command.

I can live with it, if it's just the Fn keys, but I consider it a slightly unfavorable trade-off.

What really ruined this event for me is the rumor sites. Nothing Apple announces this month could possibly interest me as much as the rumored 2018 E-Ink keyboard. I've wanted such a keyboard since the Lebedev first announced their LED model, back in 2007 (earlier even?). I can't wait!