Re: The absence of backlighting
Do "modern" people seriously look at the letters on the keys whilst typing to the extent that they now need lights to show them which key to hit next? (answer clue: if you did your typing would be phenomenonon..on..ly slow.)
I admit to having a backlit laptop keyboard (not by choice) but it basically tells me where the keyboard is in the dark, muscle memory, autocorrect and the delete key does the rest. Gamers may differ but I can't see them wanting a standard ergonomic keyboard.