I think it’s partially a local inventory issue but more importantly reduces the chance the customer will accidentally order the wrong thing, at the cost of making an unusual case more complicated.
Re:But What's Up with That ¥?
by makeitdouble on Thursday November 11, 2021 @10:52PM
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I wonder if beyond local inventory, there is a repair/support aspect to it.
On the confusion part, I once went through phone support back and forth to get a BTO with a different keyboard. It didn't work, and I didn't get much info beyond shrugs. They basically tried to pass the order to the JP branch and it didn't pan out.
There are significant differences in what's on shift+numbers. Like ( is on 8 and ) on 9. (IIRC they are on 9 and 0 on US keyboards) Other non alphabetical keys have different location too.
No, you are describing several European layouts, but not those intended for English speakers
The British, Irish and especially the "International" layout are close to the US layout.
I'm describing the Japanese layout.
I use the normal Portuguese keyboards but with the US intl layout.
Remnants from a time where my iBook g3 keyboard was US, and the Portuguese layout cost extra. I never got used to the Mac Portuguese layout either. Shortcut issues and some symbols in wrong places.
Makes computers easier to resell locally when I upgrade.
() in some store I think it's the "GB international". Also, it's such as shame all layouts aren't available from all countries, when in practice ordering a laptop means having it shipped from China anyway.