Well, I learned my lesson. I called the next store. They had it. She said I could pick it up. I put the machine in the trunk anyway and drove 30 miles to the further store. She was at lunch. I told them I drove from Oakland, that I couldn't leave with out it, and a big smile. Eventually, one of the guys behind the genius bar figured out that he wasn't really doing anything and graciously offered to put it in for me. I knew what to do but they insisted on doing it anyway.

Moral of the story is that they spent a lot of time for a $25 part that comes with free installation, probably 90 minutes over the course of the several people that were a part of the exchange. If someone messes up a $25 part, it's their own fault. I can dig that Apple will warrantee the machine for just about anything that someone does to it and they don't want fumblefingers roaming around in the case, but really, if someone walks into the store wearing a Java t-shirt and knows about MythTV, they ought to be able to make an exception for that.

I bet the claims for this keyboard are probably accurate. Before I got a split keyboard a decade ago, I couldn't type super fast because I didn't use all my fingers. That changed with a split keyboard. I still don't use my left pinkie or thumb, but eight fingers isn't bad. Forcing yourself to "go intuitive" really does work.

Cool!