[Seamus]

With Apple's brand new mouse, I've become curious as to how many people actually prefer only having one button...

[goose]

Originally posted by Seamus:
With Apple's brand new mouse, I've become curious as to how many people actually prefer only having one button...

Hey, as much as I hear that forcing developers to write their software for one button makes for a better design/usability/whatever, I still find that using a second (or third or fourth) button much easier when I'm actually using the computer.

[Mr Heliums]

I find one button mice far more ergonomically comfortable.

[goose]

Originally posted by Mr Heliums:
I find one button mice far more ergonomically comfortable.

That seems to me more like a preference on the shape of the mouse and not so much the number of buttons.

[Mr Heliums]

Originally posted by goose:
That seems to me more like a preference on the shape of the mouse and not so much the number of buttons.

Perhaps: I certainly like the shape of the Pro mouse. But I work with two-button mice during the day and find that they impose a certain hand- and finger - position.

But of course, each to their own.

[SplijinX]

A second button and a scroll wheel makes life so much more easier especially surfing the web so you don't have to hold buttons down or drag the scroll bar. Works wonders with graphics applications as well.

I think it's fine that they're offering a single button mouse that may suit some users, but they should really look hard at introducing other versions if they want to be serious about peripherals. Otherwise, many users will just pick up a Logitech or M$ mouse at the store.

[billybob128]

i find a one button mouse much better and nice to use i think it is much easier ccause there isnt any problem of hiting the wrong button and before the "well you obviously dont use 2 button mice" i used them for the first 15 years of my 17 long life

[::maroma::]

Originally posted by billybob128:
i find a one button mouse much better and nice to use i think it is much easier ccause there isnt any problem of hiting the wrong button and before the "well you obviously dont use 2 button mice" i used them for the first 15 years of my 17 long life

Wow! I certainly hope you were using a laptop when you popped out of your momma!

[lavar78]

Originally posted by Mr Heliums:
I find one button mice far more ergonomically comfortable.

My thoughts exactly. It's so much nicer.

[superlarry]

whenever i help computer-illiterate windows users with their computers, i find myself wishing they had one-button mice and a system designed around it, because they either can't understand or can't remember the difference. this has got to be apple's concern, because their emphasis is on ease of use.

[AssassyN]

It's 2003, if you don't know how to operate a computer these days, you're on retirement and don't need to know anyhow. 7 buttons for me MX500

[mikemako]

Having only one button sucks (I use RIGHT click to navigate through the menus in folders from the dock and to switch through different windows within the same application when there are multiple open).

Scroll wheel is crucial for me though, so I cannot use the pretty Apple mouse.