Mighty Mouse

Raised as a usability problem by 9 people on Hacker News over 18 years (2009–2026), in 9 threads.

People raised many different problems with Mighty Mouse, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

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 9 complaints

Couldn't find the setting to move the cursor with the trackball2026-06-04
Scroll ball accumulates junk and cannot be cleaned without opening the mouse2023-11-18
The ball gets gunked up and needs cleaning2020-09-05
Scroll ball collects lint and gets clogged2016-10-28
Gesture control feels clumsy compared to a trackpad2015-06-14
Too many hidden gestures; accidental swipes can leave users confused about how to return2011-08-20
Side squeeze clicker randomly sensitive, some hard to click and others trigger easily2010-05-03
Scrolling stops working after a short time, on each of three mice2009-11-03
Ball gets gunky quickly and feels awkward to use2009-10-20