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Which doesn't matter, at all, because the device charges in a few minutes. As everyone who actually uses one knows. BTW, there WAS a redesign...it's just that

by Bud 10y ago

Which doesn't matter, at all, because the device charges in a few minutes. As everyone who actually uses one knows. BTW, there WAS a redesign...it's just that you don't like the redesign, which is different. Some of us like the fact that the Lightning port is hidden and not sticking out the side of the device in some ugly way. This is a vast improvement which saves all the waste and inconvenience of throw-away batteries.

JustSomeNobody 10y ago
You're correct; it doesn't matter. Until it does. Edit: BTW, you'll eventually have to throw this mouse away because the battery is dead. And there are AA batteries that can be recharged and used many, many times.
itomato 10y ago
Is there some unsolvable engineering dilemma related to port position, or was it cost-motivated? This is the point. If an engineer had shown this piece of work to Steve, do you think they'd still work at Apple?
- snowwrestler 10y ago
  > If an engineer had shown this piece of work to Steve, do you think they'd still work at Apple? Yes. And it would not have been an engineer, it would have been the industrial designer. The whole point of the design is beautiful seamless surfaces and curves. That's why the charging port is underneath. Which is exactly where the battery door was, BTW. Steve Jobs is the guy who added a useless pointless screw (it literally connected to nothing) to one side of the iBook to match a (necessary) screw on the other side. Steve Jobs is the guy who told people complaining about the iPhone 4 "don't hold it that way." Steve Jobs is also dead, which is convenient for all the folks who like to invoke His Presence to support their personal opinions. Incidentally, from an engineering perspective, Li battery devices are not supposed to be plugged in all the time. This design very neatly prevents that from happening.
  - itomato 10y ago
    Talk about invoking "His Presence".
    - snowwrestler 10y ago
      Ha, good point--I'm as guilty as anyone, apparently.

by Bud 10y ago

JustSomeNobody 10y ago

You're correct; it doesn't matter. Until it does. Edit: BTW, you'll eventually have to throw this mouse away because the battery is dead. And there are AA batteries that can be recharged and used many, many times.

itomato 10y ago

Is there some unsolvable engineering dilemma related to port position, or was it cost-motivated? This is the point. If an engineer had shown this piece of work to Steve, do you think they'd still work at Apple?

snowwrestler 10y ago
> If an engineer had shown this piece of work to Steve, do you think they'd still work at Apple? Yes. And it would not have been an engineer, it would have been the industrial designer. The whole point of the design is beautiful seamless surfaces and curves. That's why the charging port is underneath. Which is exactly where the battery door was, BTW. Steve Jobs is the guy who added a useless pointless screw (it literally connected to nothing) to one side of the iBook to match a (necessary) screw on the other side. Steve Jobs is the guy who told people complaining about the iPhone 4 "don't hold it that way." Steve Jobs is also dead, which is convenient for all the folks who like to invoke His Presence to support their personal opinions. Incidentally, from an engineering perspective, Li battery devices are not supposed to be plugged in all the time. This design very neatly prevents that from happening.
- itomato 10y ago
  Talk about invoking "His Presence".
  - snowwrestler 10y ago
    Ha, good point--I'm as guilty as anyone, apparently.