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Magic Mouse helps Apple double share of market in 8 weeks

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7 pointsalexandros8 comments

I've always wondered why Apple has been so focused for years on good product-development driven design in notebooks, software, keyboards, routers, MP3 players, phones, and a few other peripherals yet consistently built mice that every single living human despised.

I even went out of my way to check that thing out. While the shape is not sufficiently ergonomic for me to use on a long-term basis (it forces your hand into an uncomfortable shape rather than conforming to it like most modern mice) it's overall pretty nifty. Definitely a step in the right direction.

I bought the mouse if for no other reason that it duplicated most of my trackpad's functionality when I'm plugged into an external monitor. I'm exclusively a laptop user, so I've used nothing but trackpads for years, but plugging into a 30" screen requires me to push the laptop aside.

The magic mouse is suited more for very small hands. I don't have small hands. Given how little I'm plugged in it's tolerable though. This is their first mouse that I have actually chosen above other market options.

The only real show-stopper is the touch scrolling sensitivity. In applications such as InDesign and Photoshop (in full screen mode), there's a tendency to jump suddenly miles away on the viewing area from random touches.

Small hands: yup, lovely concept, needs to come in larger sizes.

Where's the Magnum Mouse?

Do you find that the two-fingered side swipe thing is a disaster to? I couldn't pull it off without simultaneously moving the mouse.

I think it takes some getting used to but with a touch of practice the swipe can be done easily. I am sure if you have a very slick surface though the mouse will move no matter what. I really like the mouse for it's scrolling. Especially the side to side movements and the weighted scroll. I dislike not having a middle click and the right and left click are dependent on one another. I need the right and left click to be independent for rocker gestures.

In other news: Carpal tunnel syndrome cases doubled in Apple users.

This headline is deceiving, Apple doubled their share of the MOUSE market in 8 weeks

It was perfectly clear to me.

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