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Troy Tiscareno Yes, but overall demand for PKB phones has been steadily falling for a decade. And if PKBs were so desired, even by a sizable niche, those users would have migrated to the remaining offerings, even if they weren't perfect. Instead, they migrated to all-touch devices, which makes it clear that PKBs are a "nice to have" for some people, but not a "must have" for most of them.
And, again, where were the "millions of PKB fans" with the K1 and K2? Even if the launch wasn't perfect (and, yes, it wasn't), if there was real demand, people would have sought them out and bought them, as people did for, say, OnePlus phones 2-5 years ago. But that didn't happen - demand continued to fall.
You can argue the "why" all day long, but manufacturers only need to look at the trend line and they lose all interest in PKBs. Manufacturers are looking to make devices that sell to the masses, in high numbers, not to make devices that sell to small and still rapidly-shrinking niches.