Why Apple?
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Mar 10, 2021 · 5:59 PM UTC

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I never understood this design decision. Why not emulate the original mouse and have the lightning port at the front?
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i've had that mouse for a couple of years, and what's annoying is it doesn't tell you the battery is low until you have mere seconds to charge it. i kind of like that it accepts the same plug that charges all my other apple devices.
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What's the other solution?
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Because Jony Ive is technically gone?
Brilliant
Skeumorphic Butthole?
@ev
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all you need now is the phone headstrap, and you're all set:
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I think next gen of magic mouse will remove lightning port then @Apple will sell wireless charging mouse pad instead. 💰🤑 $AAPL
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Better question: why did you buy it?
The real question is why haven't they figured out a solution in 5 years this thing has been on sale.
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Sometimes it really is just form over function. I think when you’ve been rewarded by the market for bucking the mainstream trends it leads to some valuable learnings and some truly useless ones as well.
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It’s so you can’t use it while charging, battery engineers knew the product would weaken.. convinced the designers, users lost, all bad.
Trackpad FTW!
I always wondered why they didn’t put it in the front of the mouse so you could still use it while it charged.
It’s always perplexed me too. Of course I could remember to charge it when I’m not using. But I always forget. So then it becomes a case of me and apple not planning well.
As a User I wish to use my mx400 logitech mouse whenever using apple mouse causes me to stop working
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To compel us to charge it under the cover of darkness. So that when morning comes, it can continue its charade of form over function.
That’s why I still have the old one - rechargeable batteries FTW!
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How else would you charge it / where would you put the plug?
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in front?
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@ev
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Try switch to the Magic Trackpad. I haven’t looked back.
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because people will buy two mouses.
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Bad product design. User expectation is to charge and use an Apple device. They really missed the mark on this. FYI @Apple
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To stop people using the unit while it’s changing, screwing up the battery then complaining about the length of charge it has I suppose.
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After years of trying to be happy with Apple’s keyboard and mouse offerings I made the switch to @Logitech’s MX3 mouse and keyboard for mac. So much more comfortable, the charge ports allow for charging while using both and well integrated into OSX - feels seemless.
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i wonder this on the reg
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Coz, Apple.
Because that way then make sure you won’t use the mouse always plugged. They didn’t put too much thinking in going the extra mile with the UX.
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I can't wait for the Apple car
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There comes a time where they say because it's apple, you gotta give it to'em. But still totally agree.
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