31 Jan 2005
Why Apple Makes a One Button Mouse

Interesting thoughts ... I can vouch for the fact that few users actually right click anything, and also for the fact that calls to tech support get incredibly annoying with the "right-click or left-click" question. But I really like the scroll wheel, and the Apple mouse for BigMac is in the drawer, replaced by a <gasp> M$ mouse...

There is a short article at Gear Live that tries to explain why Apple still sticks with a one-button mouse. It points out the fact that although it is perfectly possible to use a two-button mouse on a Mac for 7 years now, developers are forced to rethink their design approach and can't flood the right-click menu. No article of this kind would be complete without mentioning that users get confused with two buttons.

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