I said they were signs of junky computers, not that they weren't popular computers or features not enjoyed by (or simply irrelevant to) some people. Most people don't care about any of the stuff I mentioned one way or the other.

They're all items that can be eliminated with thoughtful design, it's just that most makers of these machines don't employ any such rigors in their process.

I can give very good reasons, and some very good ons have already been mentioned by others, for everything I mentioned. Though of course my post was meant to be humorous.

And having the ability to toggle WiFi/BlueTooth from the keyboard is fine - I was expressly referring to extra buttons or switches. The most egregious offenders will put these along the periphery of the case so that you inadvertently toggle them at least two or three times a day just using the machine "normally." Since these guys run their call centers cheaply in India, they consider it more expensive to rectify the problem with design. And don't.