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From: JF Mezei on 10 Jul 2010 18:11
Jolly Roger wrote:

> It seems reasonable that designing it to be taken apart may have forced
> Apple to make compromises it was unwilling to make.


Apple has this fancy industrial designer whith a british accent.... I am
sure he could have designed the mouse's base to be retained with notches
instead of glue.

Do british people never have greasy fingers ?
From: Jolly Roger on 11 Jul 2010 09:38
In article
<michelle-147125.16075010072010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-0A566F.16205110072010(a)news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > Likewise, once you've had a mouse with a touch surface, like the Magic
> > Mouse, a ball is rubbish. (This is my personal opinion, of course.)
>
> I wouldn't go quite that far

I would. The touch surface is superior to the mechanical ball in many
ways.

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From: Jolly Roger on 11 Jul 2010 09:39
In article <4c38eff9$0$9975$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote:

> Jolly Roger wrote:
>
> > It seems reasonable that designing it to be taken apart may have forced
> > Apple to make compromises it was unwilling to make.
>
> Apple has this fancy industrial designer whith a british accent.... I am
> sure he could have designed the mouse's base to be retained with notches
> instead of glue.
>
> Do british people never have greasy fingers ?

Again, it seems reasonable there would be certain compromises associated
with it that Apple was unwilling to make.

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From: Jolly Roger on 11 Jul 2010 12:53
In article
<michelle-C996C6.08504711072010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-F998E0.08384211072010(a)news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Likewise, once you've had a mouse with a touch surface, like the Magic
> > > > Mouse, a ball is rubbish. (This is my personal opinion, of course.)
> > >
> > > I wouldn't go quite that far
> >
> > I would. The touch surface is superior to the mechanical ball in many
> > ways.
>
> Oh, I agree; it is far superior, and my Mighty Mouse has been retired as a
> result, but I still think that "rubbish" is a bit too strong a term.

That's inconsequential to me. One could say the same about the statement
that "scroll wheels are rubbish", after all.

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From: JF Mezei on 11 Jul 2010 15:06
Michelle Steiner wrote:

> Oh, I agree; it is far superior, and my Mighty Mouse has been retired as a
> result, but I still think that "rubbish" is a bit too strong a term.

When it works, the mighty mouse works well. Its problem is that of
maintenance and longevity. Eventually, the ball and the rollers inside
lose whatever properties that made thenm stick to each other and the
ball stops working properly. (usually in one direction only).
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