The Magic Mouse will be 17 years old on October 20, 2026, and it's long past time Apple turned it from a curiosity into something Mac owners actually want to use.
Apple officially unveiled the original Magic Mouse on October 20, 2009. It shipped with all iMacs, while existing Mac owners could buy one for $69. Apple called it "the world's first multi-touch mouse," and it was right to, just two years after the iPhone introduced multi-touch to the world.
The mouse ditched physical buttons for a single touch surface. Tapping the left side produced a left-click and the right side a right-click. Gestures allowed users to scroll, swipe through timelines, and pan and zoom images. The design looked promising, but it had problems. It lacked native middle-click support, some staple Mac OS X gestures were missing, and reports of Bluetooth instability affected some Macs more than others. Its low-profile shape was uncomfortable for many people, making it an ergonomic drawback.
Apple took six years to add a built-in rechargeable battery, releasing the Magic Mouse 2 on October 13, 2015, alongside the Magic Trackpad 2. The battery was initially welcomed, but Apple placed the Lightning port on the bottom of the mouse, so it couldn't be charged while being used. That decision is still mocked online today. Years later, Apple has not addressed most of the issues that keep people from buying a Magic Mouse, and as the device approaches another birthday, many believe it is time for that to change.
Source: AppleInsider · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing