In 10 years, most computers and keyboards will exclude the “PAUSE” key

Created by jesselevine on 2016-04-26; known on 2026-04-26

• jesselevine estimated 25% on 2016-04-26
• themusicgod1 said “define most keyboards” on 2016-04-26
• jesselevine said “You go to a BestBuy, pick a few random desktop keyboards, take a look at them, and decide with your best knowledge. Or you to go Amazon or jesus whatever its 10 years from now we’ll probably know” on 2016-04-26
• two2thehead said “Oooh. Interesting question. ” on 2016-04-26
• two2thehead estimated 5% and said “Assuming that current trends portend a fall in the sale of desktop PCs, I believe that manufacturers will attempt to boost flagging sales with more features. Removing a key doesn’t seem like a wise idea in this case.” on 2016-05-17
• two2thehead said “Note PC + (desktop keyboard) != laptop && tablet accessory keyboards” on 2016-05-17
• Ben Doherty estimated 80% and said “An underused key is a prime target for reapropriation. It’s just a sticker, not retooling” on 2016-05-17
• jesselevine said “To clarify, the key in question is the PAUSE BREAK key, not to be confused with pause/play media hotkey” on 2016-07-02