Because we've been using it for 133 years.

People don't want to change, simple as that.

If it ain't broke don't fix it

Because it works fine. Only autistic neckbeards will disagree.

because we still use keyboards. that's the real why

It's easy and it's functional. All the other alternatives are for hipsters.

Who would of thought back in the 1800s QWERTY would be used on magic telephones that you can carry everywhere.

Convention, and the drawbacks are fairly minor. I'd rather change from base 10.

It won't go away until we stop using keyboards as input methods.

Which is going to happen during our lifetime.

We've been using fire to cook things for thousands of years.

Why?

How did they choose QWERTY in the first place?

>>19893978
>Which is going to happen during our lifetime.


Orly? It will be replaced with what?

>>19893977


Why? There would be no improvement

>>19893986
Something about a company wanting their name on the top row if I remember correctly.

>>19893983
microwave masterrace

>>19893988
voice. and then mind reading. ios5 will begin the voice era

>>19893988
Voice recognition which already works near flawlessly, and then thought recognition which for now only works with basic controls but will soon be sophisticated enough to allow for more advanced usage including text input.

>>19894003
No.

>>19894001
>>19894003

Oh I can't wait to sound retarded in front of my computer.

>>19893988
>Orly? It will be replaced with what?
elaborate dick waving gestures.

>>19894003
Mind yes. Voice no.

There are other keyboard types.

Also google.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10925456

>>19893993
bullshit

It's typewriter based, qwerty layout balances letters in a way they don't jam

>Voice recognition
>Something that makes you feel like a huge faggot and the improvements over keyboards are debatable at best
Pick 2.

>>19894041
Things like taking notes in the privacy in your own home would be nice.

Note startrek.

Because there is nothing wrong with it.

>>19894041
>talking makes him feel like a faggot
oh dear

HORY SHEEEET

i go on /g/ just to post a thread on which layout should i use, is there better than dvorak

AND THIS WAS THE FIRST THREAD :D

so, which layout is best /g/?

ITT: bitches who don't know 'bout DVORAK

>>19894074
qwerty. so you're not full retard when you use a computer that isn't yours

>>19894061
>talking to computers

>>19894061

>being forced to say punctuation marks out loud

It'd work with text messages, but if you're writing a paper then you'd sound like an idiot.

>>19894074
Use Dvorak, but still get proficient at QWERTY in case you plan to use someone else's computer.

>>19894089
>implying i want to listen to some bag of meat all day.

You make me sick human.

Nothing overtly terrible with it but just to see I switched over to dvorak. Still giving me trouble, motor memory is hard to retrain, but so far I really like it. QWERTY now feels like an unwieldily way to type.
However I have come to realize that it's friggin everywhere meaning if im not using my own computer im pecking. Beware!
I hope I can learn to switch between them seemlessly

>>19894102
I do touch type, at about 100wpm [when I try], so that's not a problem. I'm not about to forget the keys.

I want to change the layout to increase productivity/speed, which I ascertain is the main point for DVORAK.

So DVORAK or is there anything better?

>>19894051
Oh god I can't wait

If someone ever catches me looking at something questionable, I'll just blame it on my damn computer

>>19893993
I think it was because you could type "TYPEWRITER" using only the top row.

>>19894130
>want productivity
>switch to a layout that only .01% of the world uses

It has been over 1000 years and we still use ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.

Why?

>>19894159
yeah that's the reason. it does have a degree of ergonomics to it, but hardly any.

>>19894029
Yeah, also there was something about being able to type 'typewriter' using only the top row.
>>19893940
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
>>19894003
It would really hard to pull off (different people, languages, dialects), it would sound retarder, and it simply isn't a valid replacement for the keyboard.

>>19894173
Yeah! Lets learn fantasy languages!

>>19894183
That's why technology advances child. Just like you would think phones running linux would be bull shit 20 years ago.

>>19894173

I hate W .. its a double V not a double U.

so from this day forward "W" will be pronounced "doublevee"

>>19894203
Even though I pronounce it correctly when talking to other people, in my head I pronounce it 'dub'.

It just comes naturally to me.

>>19894078
If you call it DVORAK it is easy to infer you think that they reason for its name is because the keys layout like QWERT's do. It's Dvorak.

>>19893940
>its been over 5000 years and we use wheel

WHY ?

If something is not broken, there's no need to fix it

/g/aylords

>>19894256

>>19894256
True. We should've kept the first phone ever made.

azerty master race reporting in

>>19894241
>it is easy to infer you think that they reason for its name is because the keys layout like QWERT's do

>>19894333
lol, didn't notice that...

hurr durr it's been over 5000 years and 1+1 still equals 2

Why?

I'm using colemak right now

>>19894462
0+0=1
1+1=2
2+2=3

It's been over hundreds of thousands, etc of years and we still use only 2 EYES.

>>19894462
>1+1 still equals 2
laughingbinary.jpg

>>19893940

>we still use QWERTY

Speak for yourself.

Also, Dvorak Master Race General.