Thanks for your article —beautifully written. In a very similar vein is the Fintie keyboard wrap (it’s cheaper and generally doesn’t go out of stock like the Canopy, but I hear great things about the Canopy too — and Studio Neat are good people). I’ve been using the Fintie for a while and have the same reaction as you do to the Canopy — it’s light and it’s a brilliant typing experience. It ends up going everywhere with my iPad.

https://medium.com/@pixelthing/ipad-keyboards-3-scenarios-3-solutions-e756f646c8c6

But it does needs a desk, so couch typing is out. And I find the new iOS pointer support is so empowering for editing code (when I choose to leave the MacBook at home), but adding a trackpad as well tips it into a more clumsy “bag-o-stuff” experience. I can see the point of the Magic keyboard of wrapping that whole experience in a simpler package — even if the weight and cost would make me seriously need to justify which use cases it’s right for, and how much I’d use it in that situation.

One thing the Magic Keyboard does attract me with is the same thing the Fintie/Canopy does so well — when you need a keyboard, it’s a good one. But when you want an iPad to be a skinny iPad, you just walk away without the bulk, unlike the folio keyboard (or Logitech), which inevitably come along for the ride.