Products · Broad category
Microsoft keyboards and mice
Raised as a usability problem by 18 people on Hacker News over 18 years (2009–2026), in 18 threads.
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No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Pinch gesture zooms page content instead of scrollingUnreviewed
20092026- Holding the mouse while drawing triggers unwanted zooming; gestures cannot be reprogrammed2012-10-27
- Unintentional scrolling and zooming happens when moving or clicking the mouse2012-07-30
- Pinch gesture zooms page content instead of scrolling like the mouse wheel2011-11-14
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 19 complaints
- Fn lock is easily hit by accident, silently disabling function keys with no clear sign why2026-06-10
- Scroll wheel will not smooth scroll correctly on Linux2020-05-10
- Office key is easy to hit by mistake, launching an unwanted ad with no official way to disable it2020-05-10
- Turning off the default click sound required an MS account and an app2019-11-04
- Escape key is awkwardly placed and feels too dodgy for Vim use2019-08-11
- Slanted key layout and flat board are ergonomically poor for jointed fingers2018-12-07
- Mouse forces stretching and constant gripping to keep fingers on buttons2016-11-18
- Disabling scroll wheel click noise requires a Windows Store app and Microsoft account2016-03-30
- Middle zoom toggle is worthless; would rather have scroll or trackball2015-09-06
- Function and escape keys are shrunk or moved to the point of being unusable2015-09-06
- Caused the commenter's tendinitis pain during typing for a year2015-03-18
- Severe latency makes the mouse difficult to use even for basic browsing2015-03-15
- Holding the mouse while drawing triggers unwanted zooming; gestures cannot be reprogrammed2012-10-27
- Unintentional scrolling and zooming happens when moving or clicking the mouse2012-07-30
- Spacebar too hard to press, causing RSI, and keys malfunction after a year2012-01-18
- Mushy key response feels frustrating compared to laptop keyboard2012-01-03
- Pinch gesture zooms page content instead of scrolling like the mouse wheel2011-11-14
- Function keys are tiny and bunched together, so the user can't touch type or find keys2010-01-27
- Spacebar pushed from the side clacks loudly and creates resistance2009-11-15