Linked by Kroc Camen on Sun 8th Nov 2009 10:21 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems Is complexity (and wearing this on the outside) an inherit part of open source design? FactoryJoe compares the OpenOfficeMouse (a mouse with 18 programmable buttons and even an analogue joystick) and the Apple Magic Mouse-"To me, the OpenOfficeMouse seems like such a typical product from the open source community." [Kroc: I honestly believed the OpenOfficeMouse to be a very clever satirical joke, the irony that it isn't suspends belief]
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by Thom_Holwerda on Sun 8th Nov 2009 15:17 UTC
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Well, between this and the Magic Mouse.... I'd certainly pick this one. The Magic Mouse is a total and utter usability disaster - as is every Apple mouse. It's uncomfortably shaped, you can't rest your hand on it, it's too flat, you need to lift your index finger to right-click...