3 ms·

I would buy one if it had Bluetooth mouse support I think.

apple_cant 7y ago
Apple wouldn't know how to make that happen. The ghost of Steve Jobs still insists on a single mouse button. Apple seems to think that the single mouse button is a holy and sacred canon of minimalism to be extended to all other aspects of computing. One USB port type. One lightning port. One physical button. To permit a mouse would violate the singular touchscreen as pointing device, and thus the ghost of Jobs would awaken and brick every Apple device in anger.
- coldtea 7y ago
  >Apple wouldn't know how to make that happen. Yeah, guess again. https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2019/04/25/it-sure-looks-like-the-ipad-is-getting-mouse-support-with-ios-13/ https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2019/04/25/it-sure-looks-like... >The ghost of Steve Jobs still insists on a single mouse button. Actually Macs and OS X have supported multi button mice for 30+ years. And the Apple mice today have no button -- all the top surface is touch sensitive. Dual button (left or right side touch) + scrolling (vertical and horizontal) + tap gestures is supported. >Apple seems to think that the single mouse button is a holy and sacred canon of minimalism to be extended to all other aspects of computing. One USB port type. One lightning port. One physical button. Yeah, and it hurt them so much. The only turned into the most valuable company on earth -- beginning from near certain bankruptcy in 1997 when Jobs took the helms...
- dlivingston 7y ago
  What a ridiculous statement. Multibutton mouse events are well-supported in macOS (even required), and even iOS has a proxy for right-clicking with 3D Touch.
walterbell 7y ago
Likely to arrive in iOS 13, already present via "accessibility" interfaces and remote desktop (e.g. when using Windows remotely from iPad), https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/05/ipad-mouse-support/ https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/05/ipad-mouse-support/

Apple wouldn't know how to make that happen. The ghost of Steve Jobs still insists on a single mouse button. Apple seems to think that the single mouse button is a holy and sacred canon of minimalism to be extended to all other aspects of computing. One USB port type. One lightning port. One physical button. To permit a mouse would violate the singular touchscreen as pointing device, and thus the ghost of Jobs would awaken and brick every Apple device in anger.

coldtea 7y ago
>Apple wouldn't know how to make that happen. Yeah, guess again. https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2019/04/25/it-sure-looks-like-the-ipad-is-getting-mouse-support-with-ios-13/ https://thenextweb.com/plugged/2019/04/25/it-sure-looks-like... >The ghost of Steve Jobs still insists on a single mouse button. Actually Macs and OS X have supported multi button mice for 30+ years. And the Apple mice today have no button -- all the top surface is touch sensitive. Dual button (left or right side touch) + scrolling (vertical and horizontal) + tap gestures is supported. >Apple seems to think that the single mouse button is a holy and sacred canon of minimalism to be extended to all other aspects of computing. One USB port type. One lightning port. One physical button. Yeah, and it hurt them so much. The only turned into the most valuable company on earth -- beginning from near certain bankruptcy in 1997 when Jobs took the helms...
dlivingston 7y ago
What a ridiculous statement. Multibutton mouse events are well-supported in macOS (even required), and even iOS has a proxy for right-clicking with 3D Touch.

walterbell 7y ago

Likely to arrive in iOS 13, already present via "accessibility" interfaces and remote desktop (e.g. when using Windows remotely from iPad), https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/05/ipad-mouse-support/ https://9to5mac.com/2019/05/05/ipad-mouse-support/