> I always considered the butterfly keyboard[1] the point at which Apple's design system jumped the shark as it focused on it's own aesthetics vs. building quality and reliable products.

This statement describes pretty much every mouse Apple ever made, from the circular ones to the horrendous magic mouse with charging port underneath.

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nailer 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is true, but Apple mice have always been consistently bad. A laptop where getting a single grain of dirt under the keyboard meant you couldn't type was a very new thing in 2015.

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rogerrogerr 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Ooh, the mouse myth! Love it when this one gets dragged out. Turns out it’s not really a problem - the battery life is measured in months, you’ll get several hours from plugging it in for thirty seconds, and days if you plug it in for a few minutes while getting coffee.

People love to hate it, but it’s never been a real problem. The ergonomics are bad. The charging isn’t.

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AlexandrB 5 hours ago | parent [-]

So the ergonomics are bad and the charging port is in inconvenient location. What's good about it? Anything? Most Logitech mice go for months on a set of batteries too.

	▲	Lord-Jobo 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I own and like apple products, android, Google, Microsoft, razr, keychron, Logitech. The apple mouse is one of the worst mainstream products I've ever had to use. It has no advantages that can even begin to scratch away at the terrible TERRIBLE ergonomics alone.