I think the biggest win would be getting rid of the big spacebar, and replacing it with more keys. (The thumb is much stronger than the pinkies; but we use the pinkies for all sorts of keys, and the thumb only for a few keys).
Although I think by the time a keyboard design gets rid of the big spacebar, it then goes on to make other improvements (like symmetry, being split) and so ends up as looking too unusual.
People STILL complain about ThinkPads having Fn in the corner and Ctrl beside it despite being one of the first laptops (if not the first) to even have a Fn key. Even minor changes get griped about unfortunately.
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I think the biggest win would be getting rid of the big spacebar, and replacing it with more keys. (The thumb is much stronger than the pinkies; but we use the pinkies for all sorts of keys, and the thumb only for a few keys).
Although I think by the time a keyboard design gets rid of the big spacebar, it then goes on to make other improvements (like symmetry, being split) and so ends up as looking too unusual.
People STILL complain about ThinkPads having Fn in the corner and Ctrl beside it despite being one of the first laptops (if not the first) to even have a Fn key. Even minor changes get griped about unfortunately.
ThinkPad nowadays support swapping Fn and Ctrl keys and I can't be happier.