Sounds at least quite inconvenient for developers, which use ESC a lot. Some for the function keys.
However another thing that is concerning from this pictures are the other keys. If they now use the same ones than in the 12" Macbook the whole keyboard experience might be really a lot worse for many users.
I'm concerned about that as well. I've played around with that keyboard in the Apple store and it's not good for me. I have numbness in my fingers (cervical spine issue) and I need good tactile feedback from a keyboard. My 2014 Macbook Pro keyboard is usable, but even then, at home I have a mechanical switch keyboard I use with it. I'm not sure I could effectively use the new super-thin Macbook keyboard. There is a cost to all thinness obsession.
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 40.0 ms ] threadHowever another thing that is concerning from this pictures are the other keys. If they now use the same ones than in the 12" Macbook the whole keyboard experience might be really a lot worse for many users.
I already move the escape key from the upper left.
- CapsLock behaves like Control_R (except that it exists!) - Control_L behaves like Esc
It's also pretty common to make Capslock into Escape. While it sounds like a hack, it's pretty straightforward for most users that want an escape key.
I'm not apple fan boy. But sure, Neat?