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Apple Releases Multi-Button "Mighty Mouse"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-that-is-freakin'-awesome dept.

TheRaven64 writes "Hot on the heels of the announcement of x86 Macs, Apple announced a multi-button mouse, known as the Mighty Mouse. It appears that the entire surface is touch-sensitive, allowing the mouse to be programmed as a single-button, multi-button or scrolling device."

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  1. Finally by RandWalker · · Score: 5, Funny

    A zero button mouse from Apple! Truly less is more!

    1. Re:Finally by Reaperducer · · Score: 5, Insightful

      How does making two buttons look like one, make this more intuitive?

      It's not two buttons. It's still one button, but there are sensors similar to the ones used in the iPod scroll wheel that sense which finger you're using.

      intuitive, no fucking way.

      Calm down, sport. It's just a mouse. It will be O.K. No one's going to take your Logitech away. But you might consider trading it in for some anger management classes.

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  2. Hell... by jwthompson2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    has frozen over and the devil has taken up hockey and ice fishing...

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  3. Re:Welcome to 1986 by Daniel_Staal · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apple is perfectly aware that intelegent users can handle more than one button at a time. They just don't believe that the average developer can handle more than one button at a time. At least, not and keep a good interface.

    So, they force the delevopers to think 'Oh, shit: this is a Mac, the user only has one button!', and then they actually think about what goes on the second.

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