If it wasn’t there you’d use a different key combo. It was created for marketing. It’s purpose was to launch the Windows start menu. In 40 years everyone will think the Copilot key is useful because they use combos like you use the Windows key. But it’s actually there to keep everyone thinking of Copilot forever, even if you use Linux.
No, that’s the Alt key. Windows had Mac equivalents using the Alt key. When the Win key was introduced, every key combo had an Alt key equivalent because not everyone had a keyboard with the Win Key.
The windows key isnt useless? I use it all the time for keyboard shortcuts.
If it wasn’t there you’d use a different key combo. It was created for marketing. It’s purpose was to launch the Windows start menu. In 40 years everyone will think the Copilot key is useful because they use combos like you use the Windows key. But it’s actually there to keep everyone thinking of Copilot forever, even if you use Linux.
The windows key was copying the cmd button from apple. And the cmd key was a copy of the super key from unix systems.
So, sure its marketing to slap the windows logo on it…
No, that’s the Alt key. Windows had Mac equivalents using the Alt key. When the Win key was introduced, every key combo had an Alt key equivalent because not everyone had a keyboard with the Win Key.
Mac ‘alt’ key is the Option key.
The alt key functions similar to the ‘Meta’ key from unix systems.