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Hidden in plain sight: QWERTY, the search for optimality and IP complementarity.

The evolution of the QWERTY keyboard layout has been the subject of much debate. Prior discussions of QWERTY, however, have largely focused on engineering issues, while often ignoring the key competitive and intellectual property strategies surrounding the design. We argue that the keyboard layout Q...

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Published in:Business History Vol. 67; no. 8; pp. 2209 - 2232
Main Authors: Galbraith, Craig S., Kay, Neil
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2025
Subjects:
Intellectual property
Keyboards (Electronics)
Path dependence (Social sciences)
Inventions
Entrepreneurship
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