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Re:Ask YC: Why is emacs a great editor? by rbanffy on Wednesday September 24, 2008 @12:55PM (#313739)
There has been some discussion on the importance of a good chair. I find the keyboard a very important component, perhaps as much as good office furniture.

I use to half joke that my disdain for Microsoft is not as extensive as it may appear from one reading what I post (I got a -8 mod a couple days back for saying no real programmer would accept programming under Windows). In fact, I love several Microsoft products and, for me, the three best products they do today are the natural keyboards, the mice and SQL Server. In that order.

I loved the Z-80 softcard too. Would place it above SQL Server if it were still in production.

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Re:Ask YC: Why is emacs a great editor? by JoeBlu on Wednesday September 24, 2008 @04:17PM (#314013)
MSFT does not get enough credit for its peripherals. The keyboards aren't pretty, but they are some of the most comfortable I've ever worked on.
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Re:Ask YC: Why is emacs a great editor? by rbanffy on Thursday September 25, 2008 @02:40PM (#315201)
It's because they decided to focus on their more profitable software business, where they are marginally competent, while their core competency, the one they are unanimously praised for, is hardware gizmos.
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