Comments on ‘The ultimate mouse?’

Ultimate mouse promises near-ultimate pleasure... 

Paris Hilton

"A vibration motor’s even built into the mouse so that users have the pleasure of small pulses as they click their way around the screen." Eager users, of course, are planning other uses for the vibration.

--Glenn

Paris because she's really eager for the appearance.

freestanding mice are inherently inferior 

... to anyone who touch-types and doesn't want to move hands off the home row. The only kind of mouse I can use without being constantly annoyed is a keyboard-integrated one like the IBM Trackpoint.

Since different people use computers in different ways, there won't be any universal (or even widespread) agreement on what constitutes a good, much less "ultimate", mouse design anyway.

Some people might well like this controller. I'd hate it.

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