Erez Zukerman

So what does that mean? It means that The parts I use, first of all, it means the hardware design. It's something you should be able to open up, right? You should be able to open up and poke inside, replace bits and pieces. Of course, as long as I'm in business, I also sell replacement parts, but many of these are non-proprietary. You can just get them anywhere, key switches and whatnot.

So what does that mean? It means that The parts I use, first of all, it means the hardware design. It's something you should be able to open up, right? You should be able to open up and poke inside, replace bits and pieces. Of course, as long as I'm in business, I also sell replacement parts, but many of these are non-proprietary. You can just get them anywhere, key switches and whatnot.

You should, it's a mechanical keyboard, so it has moving parts. And the number one moving part is of course the key switch. So the key switch should be hot swappable. You should be able to just pull it out. Like you pull out a tooth and stick a new one in, because that part will break over time. We were, by the way, one of the first hot swap keyboards in the world.

You should, it's a mechanical keyboard, so it has moving parts. And the number one moving part is of course the key switch. So the key switch should be hot swappable. You should be able to just pull it out. Like you pull out a tooth and stick a new one in, because that part will break over time. We were, by the way, one of the first hot swap keyboards in the world.

Nowadays, it's kind of a common feature. But if you dig through the Internet Archive, you'll see us as one of the very first to get there. So it's a lot around repairability. Or if you take the firmware, for example, again, QMK. QMK is open source and is not. ZSA sponsors QMK development. We're one of the few companies that actively pay for a developer to work on QMK.

Nowadays, it's kind of a common feature. But if you dig through the Internet Archive, you'll see us as one of the very first to get there. So it's a lot around repairability. Or if you take the firmware, for example, again, QMK. QMK is open source and is not. ZSA sponsors QMK development. We're one of the few companies that actively pay for a developer to work on QMK.

but we don't own the code base and we don't control it. Which means if, let us say, we're ever to go out of business, the firmware is still there. You can totally flash it. Imagine if Sonos went out of business. I got Sonos speakers. Imagine if Sonos tomorrow packs up and that's it. Preach. Okay. At least their new stuff has Bluetooth, but I don't have the Bluetooth ones.

but we don't own the code base and we don't control it. Which means if, let us say, we're ever to go out of business, the firmware is still there. You can totally flash it. Imagine if Sonos went out of business. I got Sonos speakers. Imagine if Sonos tomorrow packs up and that's it. Preach. Okay. At least their new stuff has Bluetooth, but I don't have the Bluetooth ones.

I have the IKEA thing and a couple others. And if Sonos were to call it quits, OK, now I got paperweights.

I have the IKEA thing and a couple others. And if Sonos were to call it quits, OK, now I got paperweights.

So repairability goes to the firmware. It goes not using glue, not using clips that break on people, just using sane and normal screws in shapes that people actually have bits for. And we have teardown guides for each of our keyboards. We show you in detail how to take it apart.

So repairability goes to the firmware. It goes not using glue, not using clips that break on people, just using sane and normal screws in shapes that people actually have bits for. And we have teardown guides for each of our keyboards. We show you in detail how to take it apart.

Except for the Ergodox EZ, that teardown guide is actually by iFixit, who tore it down and gave it 10 out of 10 on repairability. So what's that and wireless? What's the connection? Why am I going on a big repairability rant when we're talking wireless? Because wireless means batteries. To make a product wireless, it must obviously include a power source.

Except for the Ergodox EZ, that teardown guide is actually by iFixit, who tore it down and gave it 10 out of 10 on repairability. So what's that and wireless? What's the connection? Why am I going on a big repairability rant when we're talking wireless? Because wireless means batteries. To make a product wireless, it must obviously include a power source.

And those batteries, there is a lot there. First of all, I mean, there's a whole like sustainability aspect of even making them, which I won't go into because, yeah, obviously myself, I have a battery in my laptop. I have a battery. in many gadgets I use, but it does take resources to make them. But more than that, they will die. A battery is basically like a timer for a product.

And those batteries, there is a lot there. First of all, I mean, there's a whole like sustainability aspect of even making them, which I won't go into because, yeah, obviously myself, I have a battery in my laptop. I have a battery. in many gadgets I use, but it does take resources to make them. But more than that, they will die. A battery is basically like a timer for a product.

This to me is like planned obsolescence to the max. Sometimes, you know, if it's a laptop or a camera, let's take a camera. A camera, obviously, okay, I need to take the thing outside for it to work. So it needs a battery. Laptop, I got to travel with it. Okay, I accept that. Phone, some things need a battery.

This to me is like planned obsolescence to the max. Sometimes, you know, if it's a laptop or a camera, let's take a camera. A camera, obviously, okay, I need to take the thing outside for it to work. So it needs a battery. Laptop, I got to travel with it. Okay, I accept that. Phone, some things need a battery.

A keyboard is going to literally live on my desk its entire life within like, I don't know, 10 inches of a power source. It does not need a battery. And by putting one in, I'm effectively guaranteeing that in a decade or 15 years, it goes to the landfill.

A keyboard is going to literally live on my desk its entire life within like, I don't know, 10 inches of a power source. It does not need a battery. And by putting one in, I'm effectively guaranteeing that in a decade or 15 years, it goes to the landfill.