• @ZapBeebz_
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    132 months ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]
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      22 months ago

      As a hardware repair person I am pretty sure that the engineers compromised with this design to prevent the inevitable problem of idiots leaving the charge cable plugged in while using it and breaking the charge port before warranty is done.

    • @[email protected]
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      -52 months ago

      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.

      • @ZapBeebz_
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        112 months ago

        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.

        • paraphrand
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          2 months ago

          the side furthest from you

          The front. This is what they were being pedantic about. The front of the mouse. Not the top or bottom. Or the sides.

          • Noxy
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            -12 months ago

            Using a mouse with the cable coming out of the front would be awful. Belongs in the back.

            • paraphrand
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              22 months ago

              lol, the front doesn’t face the plane that your computer screen is on?

              • Noxy
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                12 months ago

                nah that’s the back! The front is closest to me, the back farthest away