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What’s the Reason Behind the Adoption of the QWERTY Keyboard Layout?

The patent-avoiding WS&B keyboard is the layout we still use today.Credit: Unsplash.Anyone who has tried to use an alphabetical keyboard is well-acquainted with the seemingly illogical QWERTY layout. The debate persists on why this design emerged and why, after nearly 150 years, a more efficient alternative has yet to be widely adopted.The QWERTY layout,...