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Comment Re:I thought that was the iPhone (Score 1) 443

I used Apple computers alongside others (three button SGIs and two button beige boxes), and the one button mouse was a terrible abortion that required two hands (open-apple-click) to use to marginal effectiveness.

So terrible an abortion that it made you use both of your hands? At the same time. Well, I hadn't thought of that. Sounds awful. Tell me, what do you do with your off-hand when you're using a multi-button mouse? Wait, wait, wait... on second thought, please don't.

Comment Re:I thought that was the iPhone (Score 1) 443

Hi PopeRatzo. I had to look it up anophthalmia. It's is the congenital absence of 1 or both eyes, right? I see your point (no pun intended). You could have omitted the superfluous anti-Christian stupidity, but given your name, I guess it's not too surprising. Anyway, I could just as easily say that polydactly or hermaphroditism is a "mistake", right? Sometimes it's just as bad to be born with too many of something.

The point is, Apple didn't make mice with places for 2 buttons. Apple didn't make mice with 2 buttons, but only 1 of them worked. Apple designed and manufactured a mouse with 1 button. Because Apple thought it made the device easier to use. And, having taught 3 of my grandparents to use the 2-button variety, I'd say that Apple had a point.

Comment Re:I thought that was the iPhone (Score 2) 443

It's forcing us to redo all of our work.

no, it's not. It's forcing you to continue using a familiar product instead of buying a newer, cheaper product with a similar name that doesn't have the same capabilities. FCP7 still works. Nobody is being forced to "upgrade". Especially not you, because you don't use Apple products.

Comment Re:I thought that was the iPhone (Score 2) 443

One button mouse.

ugh. Can we please stop with the one button mouse thing? That wasn't a mistake. It was a conscious design decision that you disagreed with. Macintosh users were perfectly happy with it. You might as well say that the 2 button mouse was a mistake because it didn't have a scroll wheel. Now, the hockey puck mouse... That was a mistake (which Apple acknowledged, none-too-quickly, with the famous "apology mouse")

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