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Using one effectively categorizes you as an enthusiast.

The tricky thing about these kind of ergonomic ortholinear designs is that no one mass produces a cheap rubber dome version, so getting one is a somewhat serious financial investment, on top of it being a serious time/effort investment to get used to typing on one.

Traditional keyboards are what everyone already has kicking around; so that's what people get used to typing on.