Originally posted by: ArtVandalay
Originally posted by: wkinney
What does this mouse improve on that the regular mouse is lacking in??? If you want more buttons, there are 3+ button mouses, if you want horizontal scrolling those exist too...
It sounds like its taking extra features that currently exist for mouses and adding a learning curve on how to use them.
This differs from Apple's MO .. how?
That's exactly it... it doesn't. This is why I generally like the latest crop of Apple products. Apple shops around for new features and abilities and drops them into their products for advanced users to explore.
People have been able to author DVD discs with menus and such since the mid 1990s. Apple's iDVD isn't even as good as the professional DVD authoring packages, but it's easy enough to use for someone who doesn't know what a VOB is and doesn't know anything about scripting languages. The same goes for the burning music to CD or using an MP3 player, these were all possible for YEARS before Apple did them, but they simply made it easier and made it work right in the first try.
I bought a Mac Mini for my grandpa to replace his crusty old, spyware infested PC. It was a drop in replacement and he appreciated the many similarities to Windows. In fact, he learned most of iPhoto on his own and was quickly making his own photo albums, printing, editing photos, etc. A few months ago I showed him the basics of iMovie and how he could plug his MiniDV camera into the Mini to download, sort, and edit his home videos. When I replaced the older, slower DVD-R in my PowerBook, I installed it in his Mini and gave him some DVD-R blanks telling him I would stop by to show him iDVD eventually. You know what? He figured it out on his own and made a couple simple discs with simple menus (animations and menus from a template).
Apple doesn't innovate any more than Dell or HP innovate. Apple takes existing discoveries from many different companies and researchers and puts them into a neat package. It costs a little more than a PC, but I think it's amazing that they can do it at all.
Apple isn't the bleeding edge, and often isn't even the leading edge. They're more like Mercedes-Benz or BMW, or even Toyota/Lexus... they have the features, toys, and sometimes speed. They're reliable and usually a good choice. They're not the cheapest. They're not the fastest. But you'll generally have great results. It's no supercar, nor is it a tuner car.
And folks... nobody is trying to take your Logitech mouse away. Nobody is trying to take your PC away. This is just another product from another company. Don't get your panties in a bunch. Is it soooo weird to imagine that a person can have and enjoy both PCs and a Mac (PowerBook) and can enjoy using both XP and OS X?
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