Bring Back the ENGLISH Laptop Keyboard in Canada!!!!
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WHEREAS, the freedom of choice is a hallmark of consumer rights, and
WHEREAS, in Canada according to 2006 Census data 80\% of the Canadian public speaks ENGLISH or another language OTHER than french, and
WHEREAS in North America since the dawn of computing the QWERTY keyboard has remained unchanged until recently in CANADA:
WE THE UNDERSIGNED DEMAND THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE POLICY OF ONLY ALLOWING CANADIAN CONSUMERS THE OPTION OF PURCHASING *BILINGUAL* KEYBOARDS ON LAPTOP COMPUTERS.
This recently adopted policy amongst Canadian computer offerings has dictated to Canadian consumers that if they choose to buy a laptop in Canada that they must RE-LEARN how they type, or else \they} will have to live with \|characters >> that they did not intend to type in their documents!
The small left SHIFT key and the further spaced out ENTER key create (for anyone who KNOWS how to touch type on a QWERTY keyboard) a situation where it is nearly impossible to type as we have for YEARS without constant errors and difficulty.
THIS INSANITY HAS TO END! Go BACK to the way things were and offer a FRENCH version of keyboards that can be installed should someone WANT it. THE 80\% OF US IN CANADA WHO DO NOT USE THE FRENCH KEYS DO NOT WANT THIS EXTRA HASSLE!!!!
Yes, French iis an official language of Canada, but that doesn't mean we have to be forced to speak it or type it!!!
WHEREAS, in Canada according to 2006 Census data 80\% of the Canadian public speaks ENGLISH or another language OTHER than french, and
WHEREAS in North America since the dawn of computing the QWERTY keyboard has remained unchanged until recently in CANADA:
WE THE UNDERSIGNED DEMAND THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE POLICY OF ONLY ALLOWING CANADIAN CONSUMERS THE OPTION OF PURCHASING *BILINGUAL* KEYBOARDS ON LAPTOP COMPUTERS.
This recently adopted policy amongst Canadian computer offerings has dictated to Canadian consumers that if they choose to buy a laptop in Canada that they must RE-LEARN how they type, or else \they} will have to live with \|characters >> that they did not intend to type in their documents!
The small left SHIFT key and the further spaced out ENTER key create (for anyone who KNOWS how to touch type on a QWERTY keyboard) a situation where it is nearly impossible to type as we have for YEARS without constant errors and difficulty.
THIS INSANITY HAS TO END! Go BACK to the way things were and offer a FRENCH version of keyboards that can be installed should someone WANT it. THE 80\% OF US IN CANADA WHO DO NOT USE THE FRENCH KEYS DO NOT WANT THIS EXTRA HASSLE!!!!
Yes, French iis an official language of Canada, but that doesn't mean we have to be forced to speak it or type it!!!
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200 signatures
Goal: 100
Latest Signatures
27 December 2015
24 December 2015
29 October 2015
198.
Jennifer C
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I have an RSI and can't use bilingual keyboards b/c of the enter key. You can't remap the keys to regular enter and regular left shift without losing all the backslashes either. I'm going to buy my computer in the USA because Canada has done this.
12 October 2015
197.
Rory B
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The change from the US standard keyboard layout is unacceptable; I refuse to purchase a laptop computer in Canada; every computer purchase from now on will be in the US!
3 October 2015
196.
Ajith H
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Should we compromise a majority requirement to make it easy for very much less number of people? This is just another addition to the list of sacrifices/sufferings of Canadian majority.
12 August 2015
5 August 2015
12 July 2015
193.
Frank Richards
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This keyboard is a good idea, but a very poor desing, they should of left the accent keys on the right with the others, therefore shrinking the right shif key instead of the left.
4 July 2015
29 June 2015
26 May 2015
3 May 2015
189.
Rayman Mccormick
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WHY??? I've never heard of a French Canadian complaining about the standard keyboard! There is no need to force the French crap on all of us!!!
13 April 2015
5 April 2015
187.
David P
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I agree. This is a French language conspiracy that will keep me from ever buying another laptop in Canada.
18 March 2015
17 February 2015
18 December 2014
16 December 2014
183.
Krystal Decker
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So I have been looking around at buying a new lap top, you cant imagine how surprised and then how very p*ssed off I was to discover that its almost impossible to buy a decent NORMAL laptop! What the heck is this? Frankly you should be selling this crap i
4 November 2014
24 October 2014
5 October 2014
30 September 2014
179.
Jesse H
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As Canadian consumers, we should be given the choice of keyboard layouts since we have two official languages. We should not be forced into using a layout that benefits such a small portion of the population.
25 September 2014
8 September 2014
177.
Karin C
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I would like the option to vote on this! When did this legislation get passed, and by whom? You are not representing MY interests, nor the interests of anyone I have asked.
1 September 2014
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