Poll: OK apple, your touch-sensitive stuff has crossed a line.

[CarbonEagle]

Looks like a glorified touch pad... why use a technology designed as a second when you dont have room for a mouse. Its like spending extra money on a downgrade! Apple on the other hand will sell you a big lie about how its the latest and greatest thing...
Now if only they would make a tablet equivalent mac... that would actually be useful. Or decide to support bluray instead of reinventing the wheel all the time.

 

[Some Fella1]

It looks as though it COULD work, and it wouldn't supprise me that when people give it a go, and I'm talking using it for about half a week, people will start saying how awesome it is, and how it's incredible.

The only people I can really see using it are people who use their keyboard a hell of a lot less than their mouse, ie. NOT GAMERS (that's us, people!). I'm imagining that this mouse was designed with the comman business wo/man in mind, not people who are demanding more buttons on their mouse than on their keyboard.

 

[Wing0fSilver]

I don't how the poll is LOVE, HATE, HATE, HATE, MEH

I'd like some middle ground please

 

[blippity]

It looks as though it COULD work, and it wouldn't supprise me that when people give it a go, and I'm talking using it for about half a week, people will start saying how awesome it is, and how it's incredible.

The only people I can really see using it are people who use their keyboard a hell of a lot less than their mouse, ie. NOT GAMERS (that's us, people!). I'm imagining that this mouse was designed with the comman business wo/man in mind, not people who are demanding more buttons on their mouse than on their keyboard.

That's exactly how I feel.

I'd be willing to go to a Mac store and test it out, but I'm not fully convinced myself of its use. Certain programs would benefit from it where key strokes are fairly limited (can't think of any atm) but if you're slightly advanced with keyboard and mouse, it's not an necessity.

 

[SomeUnregPunk]

so they created a touchpad that looks like a mouse?

 

[ShwimShwam]

More flaming of mac, never mind that they surged ahead in stocks Oct. 19th beating Wall St. speculations and have jumped ahead of competition in sales further solidifying it's growing share of the market.
Everyone who hates mac hates capitalism, there I said it.
OT i think it looks cool, I like the way the track pad works on my MacBook, this simply takes that technology and brings it over to computers. It seems like a good idea to me.
what people on this site don't understand is that Apple simply caters to a different consumer base, you don't have to agree with it... That's how capitalism works, if there is a niche fill it. Which is what Apple has done with its products. It's kind of like having a car. Some people simply want a car so they can drive around, others like to work on cars and modify/ build their cars. Same thing with Macs, a lot of people own computers that they just want to be able to work on documents, view pictures and listen to music on, they don't want to build their own or fiddle with the processor.

Netbook.

 

[magnuslion]

what, apple built a better mouse again? son of a *****!!!! ((stomps off to his labs to once again build a better mousetrap. preferably one that kills engineers when they conceive an idea))

 

[Inverse Skies]

I'm sure they've put a lot of effort into researching and designing this product. The best thing to do would be to try it out before bashing it, because then you'd know if you don't like it or not based on how it feels and handles rather than speculation.

 

[Corven]

You know, I don't really mind it so much, if you want a touch sensitive mouse great, good for you.

But I just had to stop on that page when I saw the stand-alone price for the thing was 69 dollars, seriously just for a mouse, you've got to be kidding me I wouldn't spend more than 20 dollars on a mouse, and even then I do so grudgingly,. That price is just plain ridiculous.

 

[GoldenRaz]

Looks utterly useless. I've tried one of their older mice (one of those one-button ones, I presume) and I've tried their touch thingy that's on laptops, and haven't cared for either.
And since this seems to be both of them in one package, I can't imagine it's any good.

 

[Smudge91]

Most apple products look nice however i can see that its either going to work wonderfully or its going to go horrid, there will be no inbetween. Also $69 :O whats thatin gbp? maybe around about £50. You could get a really fancy ordinary mouse which sings and dancies for less than that. I sincerly hope that new apple users have a computer and mouse that works for a long long time, i would not like to have to shell out that amount of money for a mouse and a computer.

Everyone who hates mac hates capitalism, there I said it.

Err i don't think thats necerssarily true now is it? Isn't that part of capitalism, the whole idea of a market? If you don't like a product it doesn't have a reflection on your political economic ideologies. One of the positive aspects for capitalism is choice and competition. Apple products are rediculously expensive so naturally i'll go with a PC or what have you because they're cheaper and so more affordable to a person such as my self. Cheaper products will tend to sell more in a capitlist society, hence why the damn supermarkets are spamming tv with adverts with how they're cheaper by one freaking penny. Its all part of the competition in the markets which is a fundamental aspect of capitalism. If someone doesn't like macs that is their opinion not whether they are in support of capitalism.

 

[AceDiamond]

Most apple products look nice however i can see that its either going to work wonderfully or its going to go horrid, there will be no inbetween. Also $69 :O whats thatin gbp? maybe around about £50. You could get a really fancy ordinary mouse which sings and dancies for less than that. I sincerly hope that new apple users have a computer and mouse that works for a long long time, i would not like to have to shell out that amount of money for a mouse and a computer.

Everyone who hates mac hates capitalism, there I said it.

Err i don't think thats necerssarily true now is it? Isn't that part of capitalism, the whole idea of a market? If you don't like a product it doesn't have a reflection on your political economic ideologies. One of the positive aspects for capitalism is choice and competition. Apple products are rediculously expensive so naturally i'll go with a PC or what have you because they're cheaper and so more affordable to a person such as my self. Cheaper products will tend to sell more in a capitlist society, hence why the damn supermarkets are spamming tv with adverts with how they're cheaper by one freaking penny. Its all part of the competition in the markets which is a fundamental aspect of capitalism. If someone doesn't like macs that is their opinion not whether they are in support of capitalism.

Yeah seriously why would somebody somehow turn a conversation about what a stupid idea the "one-mouse button" is into that apparently we're all filthy commies for hating Apple. More confusing is to how somebody completely missed the point as to what Capitalism is about, though given the state of America ever since the turn of the century I think it's safe to say that might be a reason.

So to sum up, this is a stupid idea by Apple much like their many other stupid and overpriced ideas. I am very glad that I don't support their monopoly. I'm sure people are going to say that I have it wrong and it's Microsoft that's the monopoly, but think about it. They are the only people who are allowed to make computers that easily run MacOS for commercial sale. Sure you can build a PC that can run MacOS but you can't sell it and become filthy rich at the expense of the trust of your friends like Steve Jobs did. Also they seem to have a real penchant for making computers that you can't repair on your own because if you did you'd steal their trade secrets as to how to get people to pay twice as much for half the power.

EDIT: and this isn't the first time they've tried to pass off a revolution in mouse control and completely miss the boat. Meet the Mighty Mouse [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Mighty_Mouse], the direct predecessor to the "Magic Mouse". Gave Apple users what PC Users had been experiencing for years before it came out. And they had the gall to tout it as a major step forward.

 

[neurohazzard]

*Sigh* "If it aint broke, don't fix it"

 

[Smudge91]

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I think he is the definition of a fanboy or girl.
Also yes thats my biggest problem with Apple is their price especially as my laptop which i brought from PC World in their sale was about a third of the price as one of their $2000 desktops and laptops and mine has more power. I would actually try an apple if it were cheaper, i think they should keep that in mind. Oh and they also have a monopoly over itunes also, according to my bf (i'm not sure about this myself) you can't put music from itunes on to a non apple product, which is naf as that music is now your property to do what you please with. But i'm still the person that is clinging to CD's.

 

[Racistman3d]

As a macbook pro user, I have to say the multi touch trackpad I have is fantastic, And I honestly would buy one of theses if I needed too, and the price was lowered considerably.

 

[Vern]

Basically it appears to be a wireless mouse which lacks defined buttons. You still need to click to perform functions, aside from the scroll functions which are done by touch. Still a mousewheel can scroll up and down, as well as side to side, and function as an extra button. But I suppose my Intellimouse with five definable buttons wouldn't be able to magically switch between my non-existant itunes, so I'll probably have to buy this mouse and an imac. And honestly, you can switch the left click to right click and vice versa? What mouse made in the last 10 years doesn't allow this functionality?

 

[auronvi]

It only took them about 15 years to upgrade their mouse... It's been 1 button mouse since I've been in grade school.

 

[brumby]

If you have ever used the new macbook's, you would agree that the multi touch features are just .. plain.. awesome. Every time I'm a laptop other than my own i miss it. It could work.. It could fail.
Just wait and see and don't be hatin' fool.

 

[LooK iTz Jinjo]

If you have ever used the new macbook's, you would agree that the multi touch features are just .. plain.. awesome. Every time I'm a laptop other than my own i miss it. It could work.. It could fail.
Just wait and see and don't be hatin' fool.

This.

What is all this hate for Apple. Seriously this is just the natural progression of things. Honestly $50 says if Microsoft brought this out it would be hailed as the greatest thing ever. This looks like its will be pretty good, ok I can understand that some people (gamers especially) will not like this, alright it's not for them, but aside from that I think that it will be quite good. It's the next logical step, why should we keep old technology just because you're accustomed to it? If you don't like it fine, but all the hate and abuse at a fucking company because they made a product you will never buy or use and therefore never be affected by is fucking childish and pointless.