Agreed. I would call Apple's Magic Mouse the worst mouse of all time if it didn't have the cool feature of working as both a trackpad and a mouse. Haven't really seen that elsewhere
Even excluding the puck mouse, I'm sure there are worse mice than the Magic Mouse. It's still not a great product though. Technically it might be pretty clever, but the only way that can parse QA is if Apple exclusively hires testers with really small hands.
It doesn't matter that there's a trackpad on the top, because you can't use it. You'll need to curl your fingers to an uncomfortable degree and there's to little traction beneath the mouse to prevent it from slipping when using the trackpad functionality.
My guess is that the Magic Mouse needs to be close to 50% larger, certainly taller.
The Magic Trackpad however... I hope they never stop making those. That is the best input device anyone ever made. It's large, stable, precise and just a joy to use.
The Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II was pretty bad, worse than these. It frequently got dirty and wasn't ergonomic.
The Sun optical mice managed to be both annoying and clever - they didn't get too dirty but the effect was often the same, skipping around when they should have been smooth.
I was a fan of the Logitech TrackMan marble. (I preferred the one with the thumb wheel).
It’s a kind of nice feature, but I’ve been a solid magic trackpad user instead since they first introduced the whole magic keyboard/trackpad/mouse set of accessories.
> There's physically no way to permanently "brick" an iPhone.
There definitely are (If you count jailbroken iPhones). I've managed to brick one by removing all thermal throttling limits and subsequently damaging the motherboard with the world's shittiest watercooling setup.
Can't use DFU to restore if you've got damaged hardware
"Bricking" is typically used to describe software failures specifically. Physical damage isn't "bricking" in the traditional sense, it's just broken.
Besides, physical damage is the obvious exception to GP's statement. Nobody is reading this and thinking that a ROM DFU will recover a phone that is physically destroyed.
no amount of monkeying around with the software will brick the iphone (botched updates, etc.). Once we get to hardware failures the vectors are innumerable. Lightning strikes. Device drops from height. Botched water cooling. Magnifying glass lasers. Children's vomit...
Also, at least at Enterprise, there’s no haggling, just a fair sticker price and Kelly Blue Book value for your trade in. There are a couple of the usual upsells like extended warranties, but that’s it. It’s a way less stressful experience compared to dealing with a traditional dealership.
I’ve bought my last 2 vehicles through them and have nothing but good things to say about the whole experience.
