Optical Mouse

[Ocelot]

Just so you know the optical mouse that Microsoft sells is technology they licensed from Hewlett-Packard. They just slapped a big Microsoft logo on it and packaged it.  

So I guess before you become to cynical about MS hardware just remember Microsoft is usually to lazy to build it themselves.

-Ryan

[gump420]

My brother bought one of those Microsoft optical mice some time ago; shortly after that I bought that blue Logitech optical mouse. My Logitech mouse spanked his Microsoft mouse so thoroughly in performance that he returned it and got a Logitech one.

[CommonSense]

Since I knew the Optical Mouse wasn't really Microsoft's "innovation" (I had already read that they bought it from another party), I didn't have any qualms about trying it out when my former boss got one.  It didn't strike me as all that comfortable, but in any event, I'll confess it looks slick.

I ended up getting Kensington's four-button optical wheel mouse.  Same silver color, but it feels better to my hand.  And I have the pleasure of knowing I'm not buying a Microsoft product.    

[Calum]

i thought the ms optical mouse was pretty good, but then i think any mouse is good if it doesn't get filled up with crap and filth after a few weeks....

[Tux]

my mom bought that shitty optical mouse, needless to say it didnt work on my mac(i dunno know why i even tryed)and it hardly worked on my pc, the only programs i could get the side buttons to work corrrectly was in IE and windows explorer, the back buttons wouldnt work in netscape or opera. and overall i like my logitech optical mouse much better it was $20 less and as far as i can see works the same if not better...