Why not supply a 2-button mouse with both buttons set by default to the same function i.e. "left-click"? Beginners can click either button and have no problems, advanced users can set what they want the buttons to do. Someone said that Windows requires both buttons. This is not true. You can get by just fine with one button if you don't want contextual menus, scrolling, or other functions. It happens to be easier with two or more buttons.
...by relying for too long on outdated analog distribution methods. For a couple of years now it has been possible to distribute music quickly, easily, and digitally. I should be able to visit (for example) Amazon or Best Buy, select the albums or individual songs I want, and download them in MP3 or another, higher-quality format. But any attempts to move in this direction, such as MP3.com's Beam-It, have been met with threats and lawsuits. Of course people are doing it illegally! Why should I pay $18.99 to Sam Goody for a CD full of garbage when I can get the one song I want for free? I would give you a few bucks for the song if you'd give me a way to do it. Are record and video sales down? Are the giant media companies losing money? No. Cassette tapes didn't destroy the record industry, and neither will MP3. VHS didn't destroy the movie industry, and neither will DeCSS.
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Why not supply a 2-button mouse with both buttons set by default to the same function i.e. "left-click"? Beginners can click either button and have no problems, advanced users can set what they want the buttons to do. Someone said that Windows requires both buttons. This is not true. You can get by just fine with one button if you don't want contextual menus, scrolling, or other functions. It happens to be easier with two or more buttons.
...by relying for too long on outdated analog distribution methods. For a couple of years now it has been possible to distribute music quickly, easily, and digitally. I should be able to visit (for example) Amazon or Best Buy, select the albums or individual songs I want, and download them in MP3 or another, higher-quality format. But any attempts to move in this direction, such as MP3.com's Beam-It, have been met with threats and lawsuits. Of course people are doing it illegally! Why should I pay $18.99 to Sam Goody for a CD full of garbage when I can get the one song I want for free? I would give you a few bucks for the song if you'd give me a way to do it. Are record and video sales down? Are the giant media companies losing money? No. Cassette tapes didn't destroy the record industry, and neither will MP3. VHS didn't destroy the movie industry, and neither will DeCSS.