Apples discovers two button mouse
More innovation from the land of Apple
Tuesday, March 15, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
To better assist Windows users wanting to convert to the Macintosh, Apple is apparently working on a two-button mouse.
Meanwhile, Las Vegas odds makers are currently taking bets on how long it will take for Macintosh advocates to claim that Apple invented the two-button mouse and Microsoft and "PeeCee" users merely copied it from them. 
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Inge18
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 4:47 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 4:47 PM
They should offer free training courses for Mac users on "How to use the second mouse button". And for Windows users wanting to convert to Mac, they should offer "How to get along with only two buttons". 
paulhaskew
Reply #3 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:25 PM
Reply #3 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:25 PM
lol, yeah, I really like my 8 button logitech MX 700... I think I will stick with it... 
CerebroJD
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:29 PM
Reply #4 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:29 PM
I'm good with my 3 buttons and scroll wheel. Seriously, why the heck has it taken Apple this long to figure this out?!
tjesterb
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:32 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:32 PM
Eight buttons? I only have four on my trackball. (What do you do with eight buttons, use both hands?)
Jafo
Reply #7 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:03 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:03 PM
I guess they noticed mac users were mutating and adapting to the one button.....and the other fingers were beginning to atrophy.....not a good trait for auto-eroticists....
DesignCaddy
Reply #9 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:13 PM
Reply #9 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:13 PM
you just made my day. halarious, brad.. thank you
halarious, brad.. thank you
XX
Reply #10 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:18 PM
Reply #10 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:18 PM
LOL.
I'm good with my 5-button and scroll button mouse, thank you very much.
Mac mouse with two buttons.. revolutionary! PC mouse with 2 buttons... A classic!
I'm good with my 5-button and scroll button mouse, thank you very much.
Mac mouse with two buttons.. revolutionary! PC mouse with 2 buttons... A classic!
XX
Reply #11 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:19 PM
Reply #11 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:19 PM
Hmm seriously, can you even buy a PC mouse with just 2 buttons? Basically all mouses, even cheap mouses with balls has in least a scrollbutton.
DesignCaddy
Reply #12 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:20 PM
Reply #12 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 6:20 PM
drives me crazy that i don't have a scroll wheel on macs. my logitech and microsoft mice work fine when i plug them into a mac and use the wheel - but without it i'm lost. i go to scroll and its not there.
i'm with the rest of you guys .. my home mouse even has that 'joystick' style scroll wheel. for a company all about the latest in interfacing, i'm suprised with these crappy one button optical apple mice
i'm with the rest of you guys .. my home mouse even has that 'joystick' style scroll wheel. for a company all about the latest in interfacing, i'm suprised with these crappy one button optical apple mice
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #14 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:34 PM
Reply #14 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:34 PM
Why does Apple go for a two button mouse when I have four fingers (and a thumb). Or maybe in Apple's case two fingers is enough 
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #15 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:35 PM
Reply #15 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 7:35 PM
| even cheap mouses with balls |
You gotta love a mouse with balls... 
Jafo
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:13 PM
Reply #16 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 10:13 PM
| they have been working on it for a while, perfecting it. |
Guess it IS quite a challenge....to count to two.
Took 'em decades to perfect one button....heaven knows how long it'll take them to work out how anthropomorphics and ergonomics will control a second button placement....
ZiUL
Reply #17 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:06 AM
Reply #17 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:06 AM
I think that apple will use something like the ipod technology to replace the mousewell. That would be nice
HG_Eliminator
Reply #18 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 3:03 AM
Reply #18 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 3:03 AM
maybe mac has decided its given its users the "finger" long enough and decided to use two of them
MrWampire
Reply #19 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:51 AM
Reply #19 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:51 AM
Now if we could only get M$ to swallow its pride also and give up on the stupid "right-click, drag thru forty submenus" bit and give us real keyboard shortcuts, the world would be a truly happy place.
harrison1701
Reply #20 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:02 AM
Reply #20 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:02 AM
It's nice of Apple to finally help out us poor Windows Users who are stuck with an OS that constantly requires a multitude of mouse buttons to work it.
Have you ever tried to work Windows without a mouse, or with one mouse button. It isn't possible.
A mouse should be point and click and everything should be accessed via simple menus, or key presses. mm. that sounds familiar.
Have you ever tried to work Windows without a mouse, or with one mouse button. It isn't possible.
A mouse should be point and click and everything should be accessed via simple menus, or key presses. mm. that sounds familiar.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, March 15, 2005 4:41 PM
hehe How can your "perfect" a 2 button mouse?!
It's a friggin 1 button mouse with anohter button on it...there you go Apple, I just saved your engineers 'months' of work