Who changed my 'Delete' key?

There's reasoning behind the redesign By Jessica Mintz • Associated Press • July 4, 2009 Lenovo put nearly a year of research into two design changes that had their debut recently on an updated ThinkPad laptop — extra-large "Delete" and "Escape" keys. It may seem like a small change, but David Hill, vice president of corporate identity and design at Lenovo, pointed out, "Any time you start messing around with the keyboard, people get nervous." Computers get smaller and faster every year, but keyboard design remains largely stuck in the 19th century. When Beijing-based Lenovo, which bought IBM Corp.'s personal-computer business in 2005, looked into improving the keyboard on the new ThinkPad T400s, a $1,600-and-up laptop for business, it knew it had to proceed with caution. In the 1800s, fast typing would jam typewriters, so a... [read full story]                    

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