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there was also the video detailing how the layout actually formed from a morse code machine with individual letter keys and putting commonly used and similar in morse code letters together, and spelling typewriter with the top letter row was a coincidence. Much like every other theory I didn't bother delving too deeply and verifying it myself.
I have never heard of qazwsx but I do agree that there isn't much value in qwerty any more though for me its not only touch that benefits from change