From: Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@...>
Date: 2005-04-01T10:59:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Respect and Disappointment

On Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:19:45 +0900, Stephen Kellett
<snail@objmedia.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <051201c53645$9185de40$6442a8c0@musicbox>, Bill Kelly
> <billk@cts.com> writes
> >It's true Macs ship with a one-button mouse.
> 
> Thanks. Could have sworn someone here was claiming I was telling
> untruths about this.
> 
> >(So if one can afford $15 for a third party mouse, the one-
> >button thing is a non-issue.)
> 
> But it shouldn't have to be. For something which is an infinite
> improvement. Anyone trying to sell a one button mouse for windows
> machines would be committing commercial suicide.

Macintosh software is different from Windows software.  Due to the one
button mouse, developers are pressured to not hide application
functionality into context menus.

And only having one button makes it much easier for computer
neophytes.  I've known so many people who have problems knowing when
to right and left click on Windows machines.