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The Magic Mouse charge port is deliberate. Apple knows that people would leave the cable connected if it were placed at the edge. that would undermine the wire
by tonymet 3y ago
The Magic Mouse charge port is deliberate. Apple knows that people would leave the cable connected if it were placed at the edge. that would undermine the wireless aesthetic.
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- mig39 3y agoAnd if people left it plugged in all the time, it messes with the battery life? The idea that Apple did this because they didn't know what they were doing is weird. Of course they knew what they were doing. You can charge it in a minute or two.
- dreamcompiler 3y agoIt wouldn't mess with the battery life if the charger were smart, but not all of them are. Including Apple's.
- ladberg 3y agoAdditionally, all the existing lightning cables would not make good mouse cords because of their length, flexibility, and lack of strain relief. Apple chose not to allow people to keep a cable connected not just for the aesthetics but also to keep them from reusing existing cables (instead of an hypothetical lightning mouse cord) and getting a poor UX.