Friday, March 18, 2005 |
18:22 - Over Steve's Dead Body
http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=951
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Is it really happening?
In other news, Hell has not frozen over yet, but it very well may.
According to sources who have so far filed accurate reports on Apple's future hardware plans, the company is feverishly working on a two-button wireless optical mouse that it intends to release.
Apple enthusiasts have longed for an Apple-branded two-button mouse for over a decade, but their requests have gone unanswered. So what has changed? According to sources, 'it's the company."
With Apple now profiting from low-priced consumer electronics as it makes a push to reclaim market share from Windows, a two-button mouse is 'almost an essential,' sources said.
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"Jaws will drop," said one insider.
This must be happening in spite of Jobs, not because of him. Never forget:
All I hope is that the introduction of a two-button Apple mouse (which no doubt would solve every problem I have with optical mice) will not trigger a shift in Mac software design practices; essential commands must not be allowed to drift exclusively into contextual menus. The second button must be a shortcut, not a primary control mechanism.
And if it's to be wireless, please oh please let it be fast-updating. Nothing's more depressing than a mouse pointer that doesn't freaking move if I jiggle it faster than .003 KHz.
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