Boy was I surprised when the keyboard wasn’t as indicated on the cover of the box.

What are these "Green" keys for?
Why is the "Enter" button cut in half?
Why is the "Shift" button cut in half?
This is really awkward.
[continue trying to type]
This is really annoying.
[continue trying to type]
OK, NOW I’M IRRITATED.

I keep hitting this stupid "\" key over and over.

This is not a matter of me being unable to adapt, I shouldn’t have to.

To anyone who thinks this issue is "silly" I would ask them to think on this for a moment :
Imagine the keyboard you are typing on had the "Shift" and "Enter" keys cut in half.
Irritating isn’t it?

Now, it’s important to clarify that I love the French language.
It’s beautiful.
I love Quebec.
I’ve visited before, and it’s also beautiful.
I’m happy Quebec is part of Canada.
Diversity is healthy and noble.

But, we don’t live in Soviet Russia and this isn’t Communism.

The Free Market is about choice.
Having a Bi-Lingual keyboard "forced" or "imposed" on anyone is…backwards and primitive.

The right way is choice.
Would you like a French keyboard?
Here you go.
Would you like an English keyboard?
Here you go.
Simple and everyone’s happy (and productive).

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Thanks for starting this post!

I’m contacting the Government of Canada as I type this to see which department I need to address this concern to.

I’ll even indicate this post and subsequent comments as a reference.

So far, I haven’t found a specific department to contact.

I guess I’ll start with the Ministry of Finance and go from there.

David.

BRING BACK THE STANDARD US KEYBOARD! IT IS SIMPLY IDIOTIC TO CHANGE THE LAYOUT FOR NO VALID REASONS.

I’VE GOT MANY SOURCES TELLING ME THAT A LOT OF PPL GET THEIR LAPTOPS FROM MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES TO GET THE KEYBOARD THEY’VE USED FOR DECADES. WAY TO LOSE SALES. CONGRATLATIONS, YOU’VE MADE YOUR NATION WORSE OFF…

Why would they want to do anything about changing this – imagine how many keyboards they will sell… how many will be going into the landfill…

This \is what \happens when \i capitalize. THIS IS ALSO AN OPTION WHEN COMMUNICATING. DO YOU THINK MY BOSS WILL MIND\/

Why isn’t there any information on this. Who made this decision\/ \people with freakishly long pinky fingers\/ \maybe they are expecting future generations of Canadians to also have freakishly long pinky fingers.

\i love the idea of the WTF button, and caveat emptor my um… sore pinky finger – \i checked the keyboard – low profile, nice light touch, quiet. \it never occured to me that a keyboard layout being used since the 1860′s would be changed. Geez… And yes, \i will be contacting people!

They say you don’t get the warranty if you import – utter crap – try getting warranty work done! You will be without a computer for at least 6 weeks and it may or may not be fixed when you get it back.

Some of the US models also have better and more options to configure with.

If the US manufacturer / vendor will not ship to Canada then just find a retailer – plenty want the business.

I haven’t bought a laptop or Tablet PC for my business or personal in Canada for over three years. That is about 8 machines.

@Roger: What if Car manufacturers CHANGE AROUND the order of ur Gas, Brake and Clutch pedal??? would you Like it??

There are things that SHOULD change and things that SHOULD NOT. But you don’t mess around with keyboard Layout or car pedals.

1. You have to stretch your pinkies on both hands to hit keys that are heavily used. This can exacerbate strain. It makes no sense.
2. Why on earth should we be forced to use what is plainly an inferior layout when the physical keyboard layout we’ve been using since time immemorial (digitally speaking) was perfectly good?