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Niche Economy: The rise and fall of the group buy model in mechanical keyboards (micro.thomasbaart.nl)

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Thomas Baart (of splitkb.com fame) dives into group buys:

Group buys are still used as a business model, but its popularity is dwindling quickly. Why is that, and is that justified?

Interesting read!

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

It's a tool first and foremost. If you're professionally using a power drill all day everyday, you'll want a very good one that's powerful, reliable and comfortable to use. If you professionally type all day everyday, you're absolutely entitled to use a keyboard that perfectly fits your preferences in terms of feel, comfort, feedback and layout.