How often does Microsoft usually take to refresh their lineup of mice?

Nocturnal

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A6...4/104-3045241-7133545?%5Fencoding=UTF8

If you haven't noticed, MS released a laser mouse 6000. In doing so, they say it's geared towards gamers. The thing is, the button placement for the front/back and the right side button is placed very far forward. Meaning, your hand has to actually grip up the mouse and move forward in order to actually hit the buttons with your thumb. They've moved away from the original design where your thumb rests is actually where the front/back buttons are.

Now, I'm wondering, this mouse has not had any good reviews, so far. On Amazon.com, which I already linked, there are no positive reviews in regards to "button placement." There may be five star reviews but it all says that the button placement is just way out of whack.

What are the chances that MS hears about this and does a refresh?

I recall that with the IntelliMouse Explorers, there were versions 1.0, 2.0, and then 3.0 which was one of the better versions.

How far apart, if you remember, were these refreshes in the product line?

I really want this mouse but the button placement is just too out of whack for me to even consider this mouse. For now, like someone has already recommended, I'm going with a Logitech MX518.

Thanks for reading and please post your comments.
 

ND40oz

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I don't think it happens more then yearly. I remember the last versions of their mice (the ones with the colors and matrix type green numbers) being released sometime around Sept. 2004. I think they just came out with the new ones this fall/winter, so it's been atleast a year.

Personally I have both the bluetooth MS keyboard mouse combo and 2 dinovo laser combos. The logitechs are better except for the drivers. Both my dinovos shipped with outdated drivers that didn't support the hardware and then they had to download the updated drivers as you installed them. Pain in the @ss, took me two weeks to get the set I use at work working correctly.