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It’s hilarious because I remember a time when MX Brown switches were highly regarded and people paid a premium for browns. I bought my Rosewill RK-9000 in late 2011 to replace a genuinely awful membrane keyboard, and I distinctly remember paying an extra $10 to get the brown switches.
They're not bad per se, it's just that for a tactile switch, they're not very tactile. That's it. >

It is an opinion if they are bad or not.  It is fact that they are not tactile for a tactile switch. >

Exactly >

Because they're generic.  There's a perception that because mechanical keyboards can be so much more than generic, they must be.    
There's nothing wrong with choosing MX Browns or equivalents.  I think some people get caught up in "If you like MX Browns you just haven't experienced real mechanical keyboards." because a lot of people start with some basic switches like Browns, and then when they try Zealios, or U4Ts, or -insert premium tactile here- their reaction is "Oh... this is so much better," and they expect everyone to come to that same conclusion. >

Came here to say this. >

Its also one of my top switches. I like the feel and sound of linears like mx blacks. I just type better on browns. So the super slight bump makes it for me. >

My favorite for an office setting where I work with others >

Real men use Buckling Springs in the office.  Solenoid mod for bonus points. >

I did it with MX Blue and my colleagues changed office when I wrote emails or long documents >

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