More Keyboard Disappointments

I am still getting used to this Mac Pro crippled keyboard. I still get confused as to whether 'Option' is equivalent to 'Ctrl' or whether 'Command' is. It is very confusing, having a 'control' key does not help clarify the confusion. But I managed to figure out the following equivalents between the 2 platforms:

- 'Command'+'Tab' = 'Alt-Tab' in Windows
- 'Option+Left' or 'Option+Right' = 'Ctrl+Left' or 'Ctrl+Right'
- 'Command+Option+Esc' = 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' (roughly, it does not start up the full task manager in OS X, but it lists active applications which you can then 'End Task' (Windows terminology) or 'Force Quit' (OS X terminology'

But I still find myself switching between 'Option' and 'Command' as I keep forgetting which one does which.

Another issue I discovered with the keyboard is that the function keys, i.e. F1 to F12, are assigned for OS X special functions. That is, media keys (play, pause, volume up, volume down, etc.), expose, dashboard, monitor brightness, etc. And these are the default fuctions. To get at F1, you need to press 'FN'+'F1'.

As discussed before, I found out eventually that PgUp/PgDn can be simulated using 'FN'+Up and 'FN'+Down. But these all just mean an additional key to press, which can get quite awkward if one has to press mtuliple keys simultaneously, e.g. in conjunction with 'Shift' or 'Option', etc.

In Windows machines, especially laptops, will have special media keys so the F1 to F12 keys can be used unhindered. The 'FN' key is usually used in conjunction with the Fx keys for special functions, e.g. monitor brightness, which should be the case, since people use the Fx keys quite frequently within applications and having to press 'FN' simultaneously with the Fx keys is just too clumsy. Is Apple just too cheap to provide additional special function keys? For the amount of money paid, they should have included it. Anyway, another thing to get used to.