We may not want to accept that our keyboards are "disposable", but they are They're made with cheaper parts, not lasting as long as they should, parts breaking down way before their time. It's a sign of the times.

If you follow other forums and read the complaints about keyboards now there are some issues out there concerning build quality with ALL the makers. It's the "build them as cheap as you can and charge as much as you can" mentallity that's at the root of it all.

Hell even our expensive kitchen appliances are considered "disposable" now. Remember when a water heater lasted you 15-20 years? Not any more, their average life span now is 10-12 years. I was lucky and bought a house that had one of those 20 year water heaters (of course I was 18 1/2 years too late)