Bring Back the ENGLISH Laptop Keyboard in Canada!!!!
WHEREAS, the freedom of choice is a hallmark of consumer rights, andWHEREAS, in Canada according to 2006 Census data 80\% of the Canadian public speaks ENGLISH or another language OTHER than french, a... continue reading »
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"I wish I could meet the guy / people implemanting the bilingual keyboard so that I could punch him / them in the face fro ruining it for the rest 95\% of us. I ended up buying and returning 6 laptops each at a different store just to make a point. Who nee"
"If I understand correctly, the bilingual laptop keyboard was pushed onto Canadian Retailers by the department of Industry Canada. Ironically, I work for that department and most of the laptops I've seen there have the English keyboards. (I think business "
"returning this laptop and making a trip to USA"
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"Everyone do this: Go to any Future Shop or Best Buy (etc.) where they offer a satisfaction or return policy. Open the box and then return it (so that it can't be resold as new). Tell the seller explicitly to inform the manufacturer that the laptop is unac"
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"Not an issue with Apple, unless you ask for a 'Canadian' keyboard - which is really annoying when you accidentally come across them. I have one for teaching purposes, but otherwise amongst our 20K+ worldwide organization. I'm sure less than %.01 persons i"
"Keyboard layout should be an option not enforced. I am buying my new laptop in the US tomorrow and paying the duties on it just to get an English keyboard. I cannot undo 25 years of learned typing. The extra cost is worth the saved frustration. I'm sure m"
"I bought my last laptop from across the border because of this....fully support"
"I had to return a computer with this keyboard because my hands are too small to reach the left shift"
"We were shocked to see no Windows notebook that could be touch typed in the stores today. Only Apple has a decent keyboard on their overpriced Mac books."
"I will never carry bi-lingual keyboards in my store."
"The use of technology is supposed to help you work more efficiently but the new layout of this keyboard lowers typing speed, increases the errors you type and causes fustration."
"I refuse to buy another keyboard with this layout. I am a very fast touch typist and have never been able to reach full speed with this keyboard - through two laptops. I will buy Apple or Acer products with english keyboards, or go to the US to get one."
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"If a person speaks a french and wants to have a french keyboard then let them pay for it. As I am Canadian speaking and typing Adult, I have the right to purchase a computer without the french language on it. Why should I have to pay for something I never"
"Harper Government: I applaud your support for bilingualism, but Canadians should still have A CHOICE when it comes to buying laptops with standard layouts. The French-Canadian multi-lingual layout is horrible and a few of the most important keys have been"
"I don't want to be forced to head south to buy a laptop"
"I'll be buying all my laptops from the States until this is fixed."
"I will have to drive to Buffalo to buy a laptop. I will not purchase a bilingual laptop."
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"I'm an older touch typist who can't get used to that half-sized left shift key. Please let us choose the keyboard best suited to our needs!"
"One should at least have a choice, eh."