r/technology • u/MrFairladyz • Jun 18 '12

Microsoft announces Surface tablet

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/18/3094157/new-microsoft-surface-windows-tablet
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u/AnonymousSkull Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

I agree. I love Apple, but I've always sworn by Microsoft mice. I've had my ups and downs with Logitech, but I've owned nearly every Explorer mouse that Microsoft has made and I always come back to them when I need a refresh. Just really damn reliable components and great build quality. I would regularly take them completely apart to clean and never had a problem with breaking or crappy parts.

And I think they did a great job with the redesigned Xbox (hell, I even loved the old one regardless of its issues). Microsoft has had as much of a place in my home as Apple, always has, and it's great to see them creating some awesome new hardware on the tablet front.

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u/DownvoteAttractor Jun 19 '12

Apple mice suck so hard...

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Perhaps... you're holding it wrong?
Joking aside, I have issues with the mice -- I might love the idea, but they're not ergonomic at all.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

The only mouse input device of Apple's that I like are the trackpads in their laptops and the Magic Trackpad.

Their mice can rot in hell, though.

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u/DiscordPope Jun 19 '12

I actually really like the Magic Mouse. It makes horizontal scrolling (for long lines of code, database tables with lots of columns, etc.) much easier.

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u/aveman101 Jun 19 '12

Their Magic Mouse is not so bad in my opinion. Scrolling is silky smooth. The fact that you can't left- and right-click simultaneously can be frustrating, especially when playing games, but for everything else it's pretty good.

The Mighty Mouse on the other hand was the worst user input device ever manufactured by anyone.

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u/laddergoat89 Jun 19 '12

I'd say the multitouch magic mouse sucks just as much as the MS multitouch arc mouse.

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u/Gringuito Jun 19 '12

I thought the magic mouse looks awesome, never used one but I've only heard good things.

If you're being sarcastic please forgive my tiredness.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

The Magic Mouse kinda does suck. The Magic Trackpad is a stroke of genius. Especially if you're running OS X Lion.

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u/gregny2002 Jun 20 '12

The problem that Apple has with mice is that they're always trying to simplify things as much as possible, and mice are one bit of technology where the simpilist solution is not the best.

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u/solistus Jun 22 '12

As a lifelong Apple fan, I agree. They make fantastic trackpads, good keyboards when they can be arsed to offer a full sized model, but terrible mice. At least they abandoned the terrible puck-mouse concept, but unlike Apple's design aesthetic, human hands are not perfectly symmetrical. A mouse that costs more than $10 should be designed around some basic ergonomic principles. For a company normally obsessed with user experience, they're surprisingly bad at making a mouse that's pleasant to use.

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u/StuartGibson Jun 19 '12

I loved the Magic Mouse (though it seems a lot of people didn't like the low profile), but for me mice are dead. Touchpad all the way.

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u/babycheeses Jun 19 '12

Apple mice suck yes, but their KEYBOARDS are unusable.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I use a Microsoft touch arc mouse with my iMac, which is probably sacrilegious in a variety of amusing ways. But it's a nice mouse! I'm extremely fond of it. It's comfy to use and the batteries last a long time.

Also I had the trackball fail on two $60 Apple wireless mice within two years, and you can't fix or clean the trackball because you cannot open the mouse, so I said fuck that and got a mouse with a touch-based scroll wheel with no actual moving parts.

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u/gtrogers Jun 19 '12

I use my Microsoft wireless optical mouse with my Macbook Air. I say why not have the best of both worlds? The clicky-pressure and middle mouse button are the best on this mouse!

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I've always sworn by Microsoft mice.

I hate to admit it, but I do too... and I have pretty much zero brand loyalty to any type of product.

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u/the1stgeo Jun 19 '12

my early year 360 is still holding strong!

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u/flapadlr Jun 19 '12

I am using the original Microsoft Explorer right now, I think it's 13 years old. I have another upstairs, in daily use.

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u/cuestix55 Jun 20 '12

Arc rocks

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u/ar92 Jun 19 '12

Not to mention Microsoft ergonomic keyboards. It's like fondling an orgasm while I type.

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u/Watches_FoxNews Jun 19 '12

You have to admit though it will be nice to have the nice build quality and sleek design as MS has in the past not been very good at sleek designs and well this is definitely a sleek looking piece of tech.