Apple launches a two-button mouse . . . . . . and hell freezes over

[aneeshm]

Seems if Apple is determined to get rid of everything that made them . . . . . unique , shall I say . First the x6 move , then the DMR thing , now this .

Any supporters of the one-button interface here ? I come from the calssic two-button world of the PC .

[alva]

50$ for that!!!!???

My 518 Logitech costs 50$ and it has 8 buttons + a scrollwheel, not to mention 1600DPI

[Verto]

Re: Apple launches a two-button mouse . . . . . . and hell freezes over

Originally posted by aneeshm
Seems if Apple is determined to get rid of everything that made them . . . . . unique , shall I say.

Only if you totally ignore the entire design of the product.

[Verto]

...and the price

[Asher]

The PC world has moved past 2 button mice years ago.

I feel lost without 5 buttons.

[Verto]

5 buttons? 8 buttons? Good god, why?

All I need is a 2 button + scroll wheel..although my current moust has the typical 2 buttons, a scroll wheel, page up/page down buttons, another button whose purpose i don't know, and a Forward/Back button for web browsing..my keyboard also has a scroll wheel, back/forward, and other media/PC buttons.

I never use any of them though. Too set in my ways.

[Asher]

It's essential for back/forward (thumb buttons), and pushing the mousewheel in is great for activating panning mode.

[Verto]

Ok, I understand panning with the wheel, but everything else is just totally beyond my needs or wants, except for possible gaming.

[Q Classic]

Actually, I make do with four buttons--the fourth is for going back on webpages.

The fifth mouse button and the wheelmouse button, I don't use as much.

[Adagio]

Hmmm... looks still like a weird mouse. The scroll around part seems useable, but the squeeze parts doesn't seem to be that good for the hand

I have only tried a Mac once or twice, but that was a long time ago so I've forgotten about have it was...
My mouse has 6 buttons, but one of them is too weirdly placed to be used
The other 3 non-standard buttons are used to back, maximize and minimize

[Q Classic]

Honestly, I still use my microsoft mice on the mac I have. This "Mighty Mouse"... well, I don't like its aesthetics. Then again, I haven't been a big fan of the mac sense of design with the exception of their new keyboard and the G5.

[Agathon]

It seems like a nice mouse, but I like my Logitech, so I'll hold off.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Logitech

And the Mighty Mouse looks super strange.

[Agathon]

In terms of ergonomics the old Apple Pro mouse is the best I've ever used. It's nice and solid and you never get sore using it.

[Asher]

Can we all agree that "Mighty Mouse" is even a worse name than "Windows Vista"?