The QWERTY arrangement remains the predominant pattern for computer keyboards.Why?
A) It is technologically superior to the Dvorak arrangement.
B) QWERTY can be used with any language,whereas Dvorak is limited to English and related languages.
C) Once QWERTY is learned,keyboard users are 68 percent more accurate than users of the Dvorak keyboard.
D) QWERTY had enough of a head start that users developed an inflexible commitment to it.

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The QWERTY keyboard had a head start in popularity, and users developed a strong commitment to it, making it difficult for other keyboard arrangements to gain widespread adoption. Despite the potential technological superiority of other arrangements, QWERTY remains the dominant pattern due to its established network effects.

The QWERTY Arrangement Remains the Predominant Pattern for Computer Keyboards