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Apple’s mouse is so bad Tim Cook uses another brand at work

In the world of sleek product design, Apple’s Magic Mouse has long been praised for its minimalist beauty. But when it comes to day-to-day use, even the head of Apple himself seems to favor function over form. In a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse, Tim Cook revealed that his desk setup includes a mouse that isn’t even made by Apple—and honestly, it’s hard to blame him.

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Apple's mouse is so bad Tim Cook uses another brand at work

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Anything that puts style that far ahead of function pisses me off. I don't mind a nice aesthetic or design as long as it doesn't take away from the intended functionality of the item. Apple has different feelings about that ratio.
- I don't mind a nice aesthetic
  Don't you mean mice aesthetic?
- Yeah, I'm always super stoked when every android manufacturer is tripping over themselves to copy anything apple does instead of actually innovating. All the cool things that android once offered are now gone. My 1st smartphone was so much more functional and groundbreaking than anything I've had in the last like 10 years or so. So many cool things taken away.
  Hey, your battery broke? Go buy another and pop it in without the need for a spudger and a heat gun and needing to say 50 hail Mary's that you don't break something trying to fix it. Want more storage? Go buy an SD card n pop it in. Want a remote for your tv, and like any and every device out there? We put an IR blaster in there so your phone is also a universal remote. Want to listen to headphones and charge your phone at the same time? No problem, there's a headphone jack separate from the charging port. You can still use Bluetooth too if you're not into the whole cable thing. So many cool features taken away in the name of making a slimmer, sleeker looking device.
  I wish one manufacturer would buck these trends and go back to the OG designs and let me vote with my dollars on things I want in a phone. Instead, they all unilaterally chased apple and took all these features away, and now every phone is the same, and there's no reason to bother upgrading unless yours breaks. Everything is boring thanks to Apple's "innovation".
  
  I can change my battery. Sadly no headphone Jack though, but I can listen to music and charge my phone with a splitter. I have an SD card slot. No IR remote functionality, but that's a feature I dont need and want to pay.
  I have a fairphone.

No kidding. I once tried an Apple mouse, but it was so flat that it basically crippled my wrist.
- Yeah, you need that wrist!

"praised for its minimalist beauty". I will never not run from something described this way.
- For people who want to look tech, without having any idea about tech.

I use a track ball for my day to day use, but I own a Magic Mouse for travel because it is compact and holds a charge for a very long time.
- Until it doesn't and then becomes ewaste because it can be serviced. :(
- A wired mouse can have power even longer!

I use the Magic Trackpad for everything but gaming. The gestures are a part of me now.

I think it’s a point of pride at this juncture. Apple popularized the mouse with the original Mac. Ever since the release of the iMac in 1998, Apple has made some terrible mice.
Arguably the nicest mouse they ever made was the ADB Mouse II, the first mouse I ever owned (included with my Performa 5200CD):

I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the tech savvy people at Apple didn't use Apple products, it's very hostile to the users.

I own a Magic Mouse. It sits in a drawer.
For most stuff, I use a trackpad. Except on my Thinkpad, which I use with a Mighty Mouse, because non-Apple trackpads are so annoying.
In my opinion, the Mighty Mouse was one of the best mice Apple ever made. Four click zones and a trackball, and an optical tracking system. If I’m using a mouse, a cable is not an issue. And despite me having backup Mighty Mice in case mine fails, I’ve been using my current one with no issues since 2008.

I want to like the Magic Mouse, but I just can't. I don't even mind the ergonomics and the charge port is a non issue imo, but the sensor is just awful. Using it with a high refresh rate monitor feels horrible.

Then why he’s taking so long to fix it ffs?

I've been using an MX3 for years and I can't imagine not using it at this point. It's brilliant.

I honestly did like the Magic Mouse as a concept, and the touch features were very nice. But it really needs to be taller in profile to fit the hand comfortably. More of an arch up, and with better right click detection, too.

I hate right-handed mice.

The MX series is great, if only Logitech didn't skimp on quality. I like the MX Ergo, it's nearly perfect, except that the buttons wear out in 2 years or so.

I like it. Just move the charging port elsewhere and it’s perfectly fine. Maybe not for gaming but I don’t game on computer anyway.

Mouse is such a personal thing it’s so weird to get hung up on. MX Master mice are way too heavy for most people and Apple does mass market devices mostly.

The Magic Mouse is fine, good even for gesture control. The charging port is the biggest offense imo.
- It's absolutely not fine by any means when compared to half decent designs from other companies hahaha.
  
  I mean it points and clicks. The one major thing it needs to do. It pairs easily and works perfectly over low latency Bluetooth. Which is something you can’t say about every Bluetooth mouse or other wireless mice that use a 2.4Ghz dongle.
  Yeah there are better mice for the money but you can buy the Magic Mouse and know it’s going to work, despite it being designed for style over function.

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