Microsoft presents three new artistic mice

7 Apr, 2004 at 12:26pm ET Article published in Tech

[b]Microsoft[/b] has launched three new special edition mice with an original design. [b]Microsoft[/b] says that these mice were created to help consumers to personalize their desktops.

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[blockquote]People want their personal spaces to reflect their individual styles," said Ken Fry, industrial design group director for Microsoft Hardware. "The days of boring beige are over. Our new special-edition mice illustrate our approach to providing consumers with the latest technical innovations combined with world-class design, offering products that give people an exciting new way to express their personality.[/blockquote]
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7 Apr 2004 ~ 12:50pm primesuspect I'm kinda sick of the whole "matrix" thing......
7 Apr 2004 ~ 1:07pm res0r9lm Why would anyone buy mice from a software company? Maybe they should focus more of their energies toward Windows or do they think it's so good or maybe they need the extra revenue to pay for all the lawsuits.
7 Apr 2004 ~ 1:09pm primesuspect Actually microsoft makes pretty decent hardware.....
7 Apr 2004 ~ 1:16pm mmonnin I use an M$ mouse. I dont care for anything else.
7 Apr 2004 ~ 1:24pm Linc I my old school M$ Explorer mouse. On all the newer ones the back/forward buttons are really narrow.
7 Apr 2004 ~ 2:06pm Dexter "Personalize" ? With a choice of 3 styles offered to millions of customers? :rolleyes2

Dexter...
7 Apr 2004 ~ 2:26pm Linc

Dexter wrote:

"Personalize" ? With a choice of 3 styles offered to millions of customers? :rolleyes2

Well hey now, including the original generic version that's actually four styles to divide millions by.
7 Apr 2004 ~ 4:35pm kanezfan logitech mx700 > *.mouse
7 Apr 2004 ~ 5:36pm res0r9lm I am using Logitect too. If you wanted another style why not just get generic make your own
7 Apr 2004 ~ 6:15pm Spinner I currently use a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer Version 2 Wireless and it's by far the best mouse I've ever had, used or layed eyes on. The original Intellimouse was also a great piece of kit.
7 Apr 2004 ~ 6:39pm ginipig Logitech mice rest comfortably underneath the contours of my huge ass hand.
7 Apr 2004 ~ 8:07pm drasnor I'm kinda partial to my Logitech MX500, but I also like the MS Intellimouse Explorer v1 and the IBM Optical Navigator. I haven't tried the Intellimouse Explorer v2.

-drasnor
7 Apr 2004 ~ 8:25pm Leonardo

Why would anyone buy mice from a software company?

That's what I thought until I acquired an MS mouse a few years ago. Ever since then, I'll take MS mice and keyboards if I can afford them. They are top notch. Does seem strange though - kinda of an Apple thing to do - confusion over whether to be hardware or software.
7 Apr 2004 ~ 8:29pm Thrax Logitech for life.
8 Apr 2004 ~ 12:45am paroxym I'm kind of partial to the Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 myself. When you have massive hands like mine you appreciate a mouse that accommodates them well. It’s big, it’s comfy and it feels like home
8 Apr 2004 ~ 3:50am EyesOnly Ms wheel mouse optical here. Haven't tried logitech but thought of triyng their ifeel mouse. I'll wait though till current one breaks. It doesn't look to be doing that anytime soon so it is good quality.

And doesn't need constant patching.