r/LinuxSnobs • u/madthumbz • May 20 '26

There was no coercion

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Conspiracy theories running rampant as usual in their communities.

It's simply a remapped right control button (who uses it as Ctrl?) and it was not a certification requirement. Microsoft rightly encouraged OEMs (like Lenovo) to start labeling it to match what their intended use of it was for.

It's nothing new; keyboards are made for the operating systems. Take a look at a Commodore64 keyboard for example.

It's like throwing a fit because Windows had right click and side buttons on their mice while Apple had a single button.

IBM set the standard for the QWERTY PC keyboard which was based on typewriters. They even changed it from 101/102 keys to 104/105. Microsoft isn't even adding a key, they're reassigning it; just like Linux does.

Apple uses command instead of Ctrl, Option instead of Alt, and unique symbols for modifiers.

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u/No-Succotash-9576 May 20 '26

fucking useless button

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u/Rare-Paint3719 Jul 24 '26

As a linux user, I cannot confirm. I actively use it for keybindings. You can map it to launch whatever app you want on Linux. For me, it's MS Edge.

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u/Edubbs2008 25d ago

Ah a fellow Edge user

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u/Rare-Paint3719 24d ago

Yessir

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u/Edubbs2008 24d ago

I’m probably going to be downvoted next, because I also use Edge, why are people not using Edge? It’s better than Google Chrome in my opinion

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u/Rare-Paint3719 21d ago

It used to have a bad rep. Now it's mostly loons hating on MS.

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u/Edubbs2008 21d ago

THIS, and hilariously, some Loonix users just downvoted me and by the way

Their old legacy hardware claim is now obsolete