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[–] const_void@lemmy.ml 11 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Gonna have to shell out a small fortune for a custom build or make do with that dumb new key.

I don't think this is true. Just buy a laptop from a company that ships it with Linux. No Windows, no Windows keys. It doesn't have to be 'custom'.

[–] kzhe@lemmy.zip 5 points 10 months ago

The post mentioned this, and argues that a super a key is basically just a windows key

[–] PixxlMan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So what key are they gonna put there when all cheap generic Chinese keyboard makers start including this button on all their variants of keyboards?

[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

The context menu or right-ctrl key, probably