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I assumed they put the port on the bottom quite intentionally to prevent you from using the mouse with a cord/tail, you know, like it'd be gauche to go to a nic

I assumed they put the port on the bottom quite intentionally to prevent you from using the mouse with a cord/tail, you know, like it'd be gauche to go to a nice steakhouse and order a well done steak and request high-fructose corn syrup sauce to slather across it. Seems in character for Apple.

salamandersauce 5y ago
And yet they let you use the Magic Trackpad and keyboard while plugged in just fine. IIRC they even run wired if plugged in too. I think they just wanted to recycle the chassis of the original Magic Mouse to save on tooling and parts but that design doesn't allow for a plug in the front so they came up with this turd of a design.
- tomjen3 5y ago
  That seems like the most likely explanation. Running wired is an important feature, if you need to connect them to a mac mini.
j-kent 5y ago
I think it's because it was the easiest way for them to add a charging port with very little redesign of the mouse. They could reuse the top part and not need to modify the profile. They saved a ton of money on retooling the production line, and all it costs is the clunky charging situation (and also the public ridicule). Who know, they might have had a warehouse of magic mouse 1 parts that they refused for ver 2.
- johnwalkr 5y ago
  I also think this but as a counterpoint, I use Logitech MX Master 2. It has a micro-usb port for charging, but only connects wirelessly. I think this is a necessary decision, because the only way this could work well with both a wired and wireless mode is turning off the wireless part when plugged in. But to the OS this would be a different mouse, with potentially different settings, causing confusion for users. Amusingly, you can find many forum posts online, where users complain that this mouse "isn't working even when plugged in", with replies of "mine works when plugged in" (unknowingly using wireless).
  - salamandersauce 5y ago
    It's 100% doable. My Logitech G903 works when plugged in only by the micro-USB cable and the dongle unplugged (It doesn't have Bluetooth). All the settings are stored on the mouse too which is great because it's 100% OS agnostic. The Apple Magic Trackpad 2 also works both wired and wireless.
    - johnwalkr 5y ago
      It has a dongle. I quickly checked and I think there are no Logitech mouses that support wired and Bluetooth. I wonder what the reasoning is.
      - salamandersauce 5y ago
        There's other devices that work fine wired or over Bluetooth or a dongle like the Xbox One S controllers. Maybe Logitech thinks it would be too confusing as the mice they make that support dongles and Bluetooth also support multiple connections so throwing wired in there might be too much. Who knows.

salamandersauce 5y ago

And yet they let you use the Magic Trackpad and keyboard while plugged in just fine. IIRC they even run wired if plugged in too. I think they just wanted to recycle the chassis of the original Magic Mouse to save on tooling and parts but that design doesn't allow for a plug in the front so they came up with this turd of a design.

tomjen3 5y ago
That seems like the most likely explanation. Running wired is an important feature, if you need to connect them to a mac mini.

j-kent 5y ago

I think it's because it was the easiest way for them to add a charging port with very little redesign of the mouse. They could reuse the top part and not need to modify the profile. They saved a ton of money on retooling the production line, and all it costs is the clunky charging situation (and also the public ridicule). Who know, they might have had a warehouse of magic mouse 1 parts that they refused for ver 2.

johnwalkr 5y ago
I also think this but as a counterpoint, I use Logitech MX Master 2. It has a micro-usb port for charging, but only connects wirelessly. I think this is a necessary decision, because the only way this could work well with both a wired and wireless mode is turning off the wireless part when plugged in. But to the OS this would be a different mouse, with potentially different settings, causing confusion for users. Amusingly, you can find many forum posts online, where users complain that this mouse "isn't working even when plugged in", with replies of "mine works when plugged in" (unknowingly using wireless).
- salamandersauce 5y ago
  It's 100% doable. My Logitech G903 works when plugged in only by the micro-USB cable and the dongle unplugged (It doesn't have Bluetooth). All the settings are stored on the mouse too which is great because it's 100% OS agnostic. The Apple Magic Trackpad 2 also works both wired and wireless.
  - johnwalkr 5y ago
    It has a dongle. I quickly checked and I think there are no Logitech mouses that support wired and Bluetooth. I wonder what the reasoning is.
    - salamandersauce 5y ago
      There's other devices that work fine wired or over Bluetooth or a dongle like the Xbox One S controllers. Maybe Logitech thinks it would be too confusing as the mice they make that support dongles and Bluetooth also support multiple connections so throwing wired in there might be too much. Who knows.