I don't get it. Everyone seems to be commenting saying the mouse is actually crap or not ergonomic. He says that the mouse is not the best, but it led to the cr

I don't get it. Everyone seems to be commenting saying the mouse is actually crap or not ergonomic. He says that the mouse is not the best, but it led to the creation of better things like the magic mouse. In fact, the article is about so much more than just a mouse. The ending quote : "But in terms of visual richness, the Apple Pro Mouse is still in a league of its own. This mouse remains as one of the most magical products I’ve ever seen. And the magic doesn’t just come from its mystifying appearance; it’s magical because it exists. For most products, clarity becomes fogged up with doubt and lack of ambition. They have no opinion, are overly apologetic as they are designed to satisfy too many people. Steve Jobs didn’t believe in this approach. He made the zero button mouse a reality, and in tandem created the most simple, elegant operating system possible. The Apple Pro Mouse wants to exist in the future, where everything is intuitive. It’s so much of an bullish product that it wasn’t till the Magic Mouse that we truly understood what its intentions were. It’s a huge statement but makes no excuses for believing in what’s right. And this truly epitomizes what made Apple so special under Jobs. " So it's more a commentary on what made / makes Apple great. I liked this quote as well: "Regardless of what you may think of the Apple Pro Mouse, I believe that there’s something admirable about its stubbornness. It’s like a masterful chef that’s owned a restaurant for decades and refuses to change their ways (Sukiyabashi Jiro comes to mind). If everyone was that stubborn, society wouldn’t function, but it’s these people with strong beliefs that help the rest of society ground their opinions. When so much of the world produces apologetic, impartial products, we need some stuff that pushes our notions forward. The mice that Apple made were just that." So I guess, instead of just talking about the mouse we could talk about what the article is actually about: making amazing products that have opinions and don't try to please everyone, having this vision for how things should be and just building that with whats possible! Make things that polarize people. I think there are lots of interesting statements in there, and none of them are about mice hah.