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I mean, that's kind of the point. It's a tiny detail that nobody else would focus on, according to the narrative.

Not that I think it matters myself.

I'm not missing that point. What I find highly amusing is that no one I know, including myself, will be able to hold the mouse long enough to appreciate the new sound. I could be in an isolated world of DeathAdders and Zowie addicts, but this also includes my coworkers and parents.

I've worked with plenty of people who liked the Magic Mouse. I don't think it's a matter of missing the trees for the forest, I think you're just not who Apple worries about when they update the Magic Mouse. They typically make design decisions with an appreciation that not everyone will like it.

Yeah, I understand they choose symmetry and geometric simplicity over ergonomics, and the mouse isn't intended to fit into the hand and be comfortable to hold. It's still amusing that they tell everyone that the beautiful log is a perfect forest :)

Also it's hard to know if it is upside down until the cursor moves on the screen. This was so confusing to my youngest child we got an inexpensive wired mouse.

>Not that I think it matters myself.

And if it had come out tons would be screaming in forums about Apple's "noise making mouse" (if the click was that bad).

Like they did for the Laptops whose CPUs "whined" circa 2006 etc (which you would have to pay real attention to even hear).

> Like they did for the Laptops whose CPUs "whined" circa 2006 etc (which you would have to pay real attention to even hear).

My old Dell laptop's whine,[1] drove me insane in quiet rooms and was one reason I switched to Macs.

[1] I think it had something to do with the PSU when the CPU throttled down to a lower-power state.

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