Since Apple will officially present the renewal of the MacBook Pro range in 2016, with a renovated and fantastic new keyboard mechanism, according to Apple, the criticism that Apple has received for the keyboard has been so numerous that they have forced it to back classic scissor keyboard, abandoning the butterfly design that he praised so much during his presentation.
Many have been the media that have harshly criticized this keyboard, whose keys stopped working when any speck of dust or any other element foreign to the equipment was introduced into the mechanism. The last criticism, and perhaps the one that hurts the most, has been received by the Oscar winner for best adapted screenplay, Taika Waititi.
When asked by film director, actor, and writer Taika Waititi about the most pressing concerns of today's writers, Taika stated that Apple keyboards are horrendous and that has become a very important issue for the Writing Guild of America.
Taika Waititi jokes about what writers should be asking for in the next round of talks with producers: “Apple needs to fix those keyboards. They are impossible to write on. They've gotten worse. It makes me want to go back to PCs ” #Oscars pic.twitter.com/vlFTSjCfZm
- Variety (@Variety) February 10, 2020
Taika Waititi jokes about what writers should ask for in the next round of talks with producers: “Apple needs to fix those keyboards. They are impossible to write. They have gotten worse. It makes me want to go back to PC «
Apparently it wasn't just referring to the butterfly keyboard on older MacBook Pros, but also includes in the bag the new butterfly keyboard of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, a model that has abandoned the butterfly keyboard for the traditional scissor keyboard.
The Writing Guild of America requires standard writing terms that include health-related concerns, but for now, there is no evidence that they have hired a keyboard manufacturer.
Late last year, Apple openly acknowledged the problem and created a replacement program for replace all MacBook keyboards for free from 2016.