Oh how sad. I remember those videos showing the first unibody MBPs, everyone was drooling over those. Now people have to use that!! [1] while $200 laptops from ASUS have keyboards that work for 10 years.
I wish they were the kind of company that could admit a mistake, but it breaks their story.
Not sure what you're talking about. Nobody has to use them.
I like to use them so my laptop keyboard stays clean and helps soften the noise since MacBook Pro is designed to at least partially emulate a mechanical keyboard.
Doesn't cover the TouchBar and helps to soften the noise.