Editing Path dependence (section)

===QWERTY keyboard===

The QWERTY keyboard is a prominent example of path dependence due to the widespread emergence and persistence of the QWERTY keyboard. QWERTY has persisted over time despite potentially more efficient keyboard arrangements being developed – [[Dvorak Simplified Keyboard#Comparison of the QWERTY and Dvorak layouts|QWERTY vs. Dvorak]] is an example of this.<ref name=":4" /> However as it is not clear whether other keyboard layouts really are better, there is still debate if this is a good example of path dependence.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Liebowitz |first1=S. J. |last2=Margolis |first2=Stephen E. |title=The Fable of the Keys |journal=The Journal of Law and Economics |date=April 1990 |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=1–25 |doi=10.1086/467198|s2cid=14262869 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/1999/04/01/the-qwerty-myth|title = The QWERTY myth|newspaper = The Economist|date = April 1999}}</ref>