The complaints about this are ridiculous. Charge it before the battery runs out. It only takes like an hour to charge anyway. This has never been a problem for me and all of the years this has been out. 15 minutes will give you enough charge for an entire day’s worth of work.
Just plug it in and go get some coffee for goodness sake.
If there was a valid reason for why they couldn’t put the port on the side, maybe I’d agree. But literally the only reason the port is on the bottom is some designer at Apple decided they did not want to see pictures of people’s desks with cords on them, so the port got put on the bottom so no one can use the mouse while it charges, and there can never be a pic of their desk with a cord on it. Stupidest reason in the fucking world.
Damn near every other wireless (rechargeable) mouse has the port on the side furthest from you, like where the cord is traditionally connected to the mouse. I’ve never heard of anyone getting gunk wedged in the port there as a common problem.
It definitely reflects something funny about apple’s methods. They decide how you will use their products, full stop. Sometimes that’s welcome, other times I find it silly.
Good for you, Mr Prescriptivist, telling everyone else they’re “doing it wrong”.
You’d fit right in at Apple, since your way is the only way to do things.
Smh
Putting the charge port on the bottom is fucking dumb. Seriously fucking dumb.
I had a mouse 20 years ago that charged in a dock - that was 10x smarter than this fucking dumb shit.
This garbage is part of why I don’t like to use Apple - you can do anything you want, so long as it’s sanctioned by Apple’s arrogant designers, and done their way.
(I have 2 ipads and an iPhone, and they’re frustrating as hell to use for anything other than what/how Apple has dictated, because their supposed “intuitive” approach is anything but).
No no, because it’s FINE that I have unique obstacles no other tech user has. It’s actually a bonding experience that only other Apple users can laugh about. /S
Plug it in and go to the bathroom and you have almost a full days of charge. It’s really not that much of an issue as the people who don’t use them seem to think it is.
If Apple put out some logic behind the reasoning for the port location perhaps the complaints would diminish.
I think the complaints are valid, as Apple is a design-focused company that usually puts the user first, both in hardware and software design. For whatever reason Apple just will not design a user-focused mouse and it’s gone from being silly to downright illogical.
The complaints about this are ridiculous. Charge it before the battery runs out. It only takes like an hour to charge anyway. This has never been a problem for me and all of the years this has been out. 15 minutes will give you enough charge for an entire day’s worth of work.
Just plug it in and go get some coffee for goodness sake.
If there was a valid reason for why they couldn’t put the port on the side, maybe I’d agree. But literally the only reason the port is on the bottom is some designer at Apple decided they did not want to see pictures of people’s desks with cords on them, so the port got put on the bottom so no one can use the mouse while it charges, and there can never be a pic of their desk with a cord on it. Stupidest reason in the fucking world.
Put the port on the side and your hand is touching it, and gunk from your fingers gets wedged into the port.
Plus people would still complain about the cable awkwardly sticking out of the side. There’s no winning, people just want to complain.
Damn near every other wireless (rechargeable) mouse has the port on the side furthest from you, like where the cord is traditionally connected to the mouse. I’ve never heard of anyone getting gunk wedged in the port there as a common problem.
It definitely reflects something funny about apple’s methods. They decide how you will use their products, full stop. Sometimes that’s welcome, other times I find it silly.
Also, when in doubt, they decide in favour of branding and appearance over function.
Good for you, Mr Prescriptivist, telling everyone else they’re “doing it wrong”.
You’d fit right in at Apple, since your way is the only way to do things.
Smh
Putting the charge port on the bottom is fucking dumb. Seriously fucking dumb.
I had a mouse 20 years ago that charged in a dock - that was 10x smarter than this fucking dumb shit.
This garbage is part of why I don’t like to use Apple - you can do anything you want, so long as it’s sanctioned by Apple’s arrogant designers, and done their way.
(I have 2 ipads and an iPhone, and they’re frustrating as hell to use for anything other than what/how Apple has dictated, because their supposed “intuitive” approach is anything but).
Or I could just use any other mouse that puts its charger in a sensible position.
This is such a great comment exemplifying the Stockholm syndrome of apple users.
Let me just not use my mouse for an hour because of a ridiculous design choice.
No no, because it’s FINE that I have unique obstacles no other tech user has. It’s actually a bonding experience that only other Apple users can laugh about. /S
Plug it in and go to the bathroom and you have almost a full days of charge. It’s really not that much of an issue as the people who don’t use them seem to think it is.
Itt: apple users who spend an hour in the bathroom.
If Apple put out some logic behind the reasoning for the port location perhaps the complaints would diminish.
I think the complaints are valid, as Apple is a design-focused company that usually puts the user first, both in hardware and software design. For whatever reason Apple just will not design a user-focused mouse and it’s gone from being silly to downright illogical.