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Apple Developing Two-Button Mouse
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.
Yeah, and try ramming your car into a tree while you're driving 90 mph. Merely because you can do something stupid, doesn't mean you will.
But your comment certainly shows what Apple thinks of its users' intelligence.
If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.
If Steve Jobs can make 'shuffle technology' sound revolutionary, I can only imagine how he will spin a two button mouse.
Four figure ID and can't do hyperlinks. I could eat alphabet soup and shit better comments.
Finally, Apple gets off its high horse a bit. Of course the GUI itself wasn't invented at Apple either but Apple was happy to borrow GUI ideas invented BEFORE the Lisa/Mac came out.
You know, Microsoft's success isn't TOTALLY attributable to Gates' aggressive business practices. One of Microsoft's strengths is that they will take any great idea from anywhere and use it. They aren't too proud to use what is literally the state of the art.
Apple should have admitted its mistake and offered two button mice long ago.
The right mouse button is the opposable thumb in the evolution of the user interface.
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Is the Mac owner a bachelor because he's gay?
You want to know who isn't running Firefox 2.x? They spell it "definately" and "rediculous".