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Apple mice
Raised as a usability problem by 10 people on Hacker News over 10 years (2011–2020), in 6 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
Every issue, all time, most people first
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 10 complaints
- Surface feels greasy quickly, so the user must keep wiping it2020-09-05
- Click activates so easily that resting palm on mouse triggers it2020-09-05
- Multi-button-dependent interfaces are hard to use with a single-button mouse, especially scrolling2020-09-05
- Shape doesn't fit the hand, becoming painful with daily use2020-09-05
- Swipe gestures trigger unintended actions, like controlling sliders or other windows2020-09-05
- Bluetooth keyboard randomly disconnects mid-typing and needs manual off-on and settings fiddling to reconnect2016-06-12
- Single mouse button hides functionality behind keypress-click combinations; cable too short to reach screen2015-11-15
- Dislikes how the left mouse button behaves, without saying exactly how2014-06-08
- Round mouse design was ergonomically poor and uncomfortable to use2012-10-07
- Double-click is an awkward gesture required because the single-button mouse lacks a right-click2011-04-14