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Apple Developing Two-Button Mouse

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the doth-mine-eyes-deceive-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Always the innovator, Apple is rumored to be developing a two-button mouse! Personally, I don't think it will catch on. Two buttons will be way too confusing for your average user." A few users noted a related Slashdot story from awhile back that discusses why Apple has historically avoided the two-button mouse. The article also mentions a revision to the AirPort Base Station with built-in optical audio.

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  1. Re:Two button mouse my... by DenDave · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    One button at a time...

    and in other news...

    Microsoft to release windows source code to martian delegation...

    Sun Microsystems to present plans for a low-fat chickenburger

    McDonalds to deliver open source pizza

    Sheessh!!

    *cheech*

    what man?

    *chong*

    uh.. I think it's dave

    *dave*

    yeah man open up I got the stuff

    *cheech*

    who?

    *dave*

    dave, its dave! now open up!!

    Oh for cryin' out loud stay sober when reading /.

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  2. I don't think it's a joke.... by sp3c1alK · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ....I really don't:(

  3. Italics by l0wland · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I quote the /.-article:

    --- An anonymous reader writes "Always the innovator, Apple is rumored to be developing a two button mouse! Personally, I don't think it will catch on. Two buttons will be way too confusing for your average user." The article also mentions a revision to the airport base station with built in optical audio. ---

    I think Taco went wrong with the Italic-tag, as it should read:

    --- An anonymous reader writes "Always the innovator, Apple is rumored to be developing a two button mouse!" Personally, I don't think it will catch on. Two buttons will be way too confusing for your average user. The article also mentions a revision to the airport base station with built in optical audio. ---

    Spot the difference.

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  4. Can we mod... by vorpal22 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...the slashdot article text down as -1, unfunny? Seriously, the jokes about Apple and their one button mouse stopped being funny about... well... shortly after the first one was ever made.

  5. Re:Fanboy alert by Carthag · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I think your sarcasm detector is broken. That is a pretty obvious joke.

  6. Re:Give it up, retard by allanc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Please stop being on my side. You make my side look bad.