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IBMlenovo123 · #1 Post by **IBMlenovo123** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:40 am

Breaking news: Lenovo issues press release & marketing campaign around switching Fn & Ctrl key locations, cites extensive user studies & user feedback
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http://www.thinkpads.com/2009/07/01/vid ... h-century/

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Breaking news: Lenovo issues press release & marketing campaign around switching Fn & Ctrl key locations, cites extensive user studies & user feedback

Radioguy · #2 Post by **Radioguy** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:04 am

Funny. It is an issue when I switch laptops. If there were a way to retask them on my T61, I'd have probably doe it to fix the problem.

t140568 · #3 Post by **t140568** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:38 am

While I like the keys where they are and would rather they stayed where they are (merely because I'm used to it), it's nothing I can't get used to. Besides, are there any other laptops that have the same Fn/Ctrl layout as a TP? Maybe a smallll handful? If the change makes TPs more appealing to the masses, I'm for it. Makes me think I should change my opinion in that other thread about keys being switched.

ajkula66 · #4 Post by **ajkula66** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:58 pm

If they switch these two keys, I'm done with ThinkPads. Period.

Enabling a switch in BIOS (like on Panasonic Let's Note which also uses Phoenix BIOS) would be a welcome change though, since I do understand where many users are coming from requesting the change...

dsvochak · #5 Post by **dsvochak** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:44 pm

Lenovo issues press release & marketing campaign around switching Fn & Ctrl key locations

Link?

If they switch these two keys, I'm done with ThinkPads. Period.

I hope that would include being done with passing on your wisdom on the forum.

ajkula66 · #6 Post by **ajkula66** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:56 pm

dsvochak wrote:

I hope that would include being done with passing on your wisdom on the forum.

Now how am I supposed to understand this statement...

Coming from you, I'll take it as a compliment...

I'd definitely be done with their forum, as much as I like and respect Mark Hopkins and a couple of other people there....

I'll stay here, on this forum, as long as Bill M. and the rest of Admins/Mods are willing to tolerate me...and I'll keep a couple of "vintage" ThinkPads...those with Fn key at the lower left corner...and no windows key...

dsvochak · #7 Post by **dsvochak** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:10 pm

Coming from you, I'll take it as a compliment...

Which is exactly the way it was intended.

I don't claim to be a marketing expert. It's possible Lenovo is making appropriate changes to deal with current and future demand. It's possible they're not. Only time will tell.

In the meantime, I'm just glad there are a lot of T4x's and T6x's out thre so I can replace mine when needed.