The things you may have missed from Monday's M4 iMac announcement

Rather than fix the mouse, Apple went on the cheap and swapped out the connector, in the same horrible location.  Horrible because even though it hides the connector from view for an aesthetically pleasing look, you can't use the mouse with a charging cable attached.  So when the mouse isn't charging it looks fabulous.  And when it is charging, you're the laughing stock of the office, not only because it looks stupid, but because you can't use your computer during the charging period.  And yes, we all know it only takes a couple minutes of charging to get a couple hours of use out of it, then you can charge the rest over night.  But the fact remains that this horrible design isn't acceptable.  

I guess you can say the hockey puck mouse was worse because it had to do with how you used the thing, but still.  It's yet another Apple design failure that no Apple fan should ever try to justify.  We are Apple fans because Apple gets a lot right compared to other computer makers, and of course because we like their operating systems.  But when they fail, let us never shy away from calling it like it is: a BIG FAIL!

jdw said:

Rather than fix the mouse, Apple went on the cheap and swapped out the connector, in the same horrible location.  Horrible because even though it hides the connector from view for an aesthetically pleasing look, you can't use the mouse with a charging cable attached.  So when the mouse isn't charging it looks fabulous.  And when it is charging, you're the laughing stock of the office, not only because it looks stupid, but because you can't use your computer during the charging period.  And yes, we all know it only takes a couple minutes of charging to get a couple hours of use out of it, then you can charge the rest over night.  But the fact remains that this horrible design isn't acceptable.  

I guess you can say the hockey puck mouse was worse because it had to do with how you used the thing, but still.  It's yet another Apple design failure that no Apple fan should ever try to justify.  We are Apple fans because Apple gets a lot right compared to other computer makers, and of course because we like their operating systems.  But when they fail, let us never shy away from calling it like it is: a BIG FAIL!

I have a logitech mouse with a charging port in the front, so I can charge it and use it. In the past 5 years that I have this mouse, I have never done that, or have had to do that. Having the port on the front means it's always filled with dust, something I never had with my magic mouse.

Redesigning a fairly insignificant product is a dumb business move. So yeah, the design is totally acceptable.

jdw said:

Rather than fix the mouse, Apple went on the cheap and swapped out the connector, in the same horrible location.  Horrible because even though it hides the connector from view for an aesthetically pleasing look, you can't use the mouse with a charging cable attached.  So when the mouse isn't charging it looks fabulous.  And when it is charging, you're the laughing stock of the office, not only because it looks stupid, but because you can't use your computer during the charging period.  And yes, we all know it only takes a couple minutes of charging to get a couple hours of use out of it, then you can charge the rest over night.  But the fact remains that this horrible design isn't acceptable.  

I guess you can say the hockey puck mouse was worse because it had to do with how you used the thing, but still.  It's yet another Apple design failure that no Apple fan should ever try to justify.  We are Apple fans because Apple gets a lot right compared to other computer makers, and of course because we like their operating systems.  But when they fail, let us never shy away from calling it like it is: a BIG FAIL!

You doing okay?

I don't care WHERE the charging port is on the "Magic Mouse," because I don't use it.  I still have a brand new one in the box that came with my 2017 iMac Pro.  I find the Apple mouse useless.  I currently use a Logitech MX Master 3 mouse.  I also use a mechanical keyboard and not the "chicklet" keyboard we used to complain about in the early days of desktop/personal computing. 

jdw said:

Rather than fix the mouse, Apple went on the cheap and swapped out the connector, in the same horrible location. [snip]  But when they fail, let us never shy away from calling it like it is: a BIG FAIL!

Huh!!?? The Apple Magic Mouse is a spectacularly excellent mouse. Its comfort and intuitive ease-of-use is unequaled. Scrolling, up, down, sideways, brilliant! It integrates perfectly with the OS productivity functionality, like Mission Control, Exposé, Launchpad etc. Recharging the mouse upside down once every two-three months does not reach the level of a first-world problem.