“We’ve gotten word from a previously reliable source that Apple is discontinuing the Magic Mouse in favor of the Magic Trackpad,” Alex Heath reports for Cult of Mac.
“Our retail source has informed us that Magic Mouse inventory is not being replenished for Apple stores, and that Apple is finally phasing out the Magic Mouse,” Heath reports. “In OS X Lion, Apple focused heavily on gestures. To take full advantage of Lion’s speed and efficiency, a trackpad must be used that works with the intuitive gestures Apple has implemented.”
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Heath reports, “It makes sense that Apple would phase out the Magic Mouse, as OS X is clearly becoming a gesture based OS.”
Read more in the full article here.
UPDATE: August 5, 2011, 8:34am: Please see: Rumors of Apple Magic Mouse death may be greatly exaggerated; new model on the way?
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]
Oh, noooooooooooo! I don’t believe it. I like having both.
Really? I’m kinda surprised more people don’t just stick to laptops, but ok. I’ll admit the iMac is a beautiful system.. but…the last I saw Ted Federighi was having major problems with that magic mouse 😉
Finally! Good Riddance Apple for killing this rodent
i find my hand gets very tired using the track pad. The mouse gives me something to rest it on. I cannot use the trackpad for long periods of time. Anyone else experience that?
I do, I’m thinking of going to go buy another MM just so i can have it in the future . . .
Yes. I enjoy the trackpad on my MBP but sometimes I prefer the MM with my desktop. And yes, sometimes it (the trackpad) make my hand tired.
I use both. Cheap enough to have both.
Yes! But I much prefer the trackpad. I think if I would learn to just rest the hand on it or if maybe I could put something under my arm to keep from reaching up from the wrist area it would help.
I love my Magic Mouse.
At first, I thought that this would be a bad thing, because it would be good to have both a mouse and a trackpad. But at the same time, Apple isn’t killing support for mice, just their own proprietary mouse. You can still get a third party mouse if you really want one.
Hey, maybe Dvorak was right after all . . . “The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things.”
Too funny.
No! I like the Magical mouse.
THERE WILL BE A NEW KEYBOARD ALSO… all touch screen like a virtual key pad COMBINED with a track pad… THE MOUSE IS DEAD – iSlate – a keyboard and track pad TOUCH driven – and who knows – perhaps with memory and wifi and or bluetooth so IT is a basic iPAD.
Having used the mouse for some 30 years, and all the other experimental contraption, I can say for sure that I will always use a mouse with wheel over a trackpad, as it gives me 2 times the speed of control.
Trust me, u don’t want that cramp of hovering your hand over a trackpad for 10 hours a day.
I’m down with that, brah.
Actually it was a mouse that gave me RSI type problems a few years ago and for a few years I switched to a track pad. You are correct that you sacrifice some speed at the begging but for me it was a choice between no computer at all or a track pad. After 2-3 years of track pad use I switched to a Logitech trackball and that works for me best. I am thinking of giving an Apple track pad a try but haven’t pulled the trigger yet. After I upgrade my Macs to Lion I might do that.
This is stupid. Ever try to do editing in Photoshop with the trackpad. Good luck.
You’re better off using a Wacom for Photoshop anyway.
Serious photo editors tend to use a tablet device – from my experience at least. Intuos or however it’s spelled needs to support Apple gestures rather than reinventing the wheel.
That would suck.
Noooo!!!! I can’t believe they are doing that, I also like the magic mouse.
Good riddance! Farewell to sticky balls!
I really loved the Magic Mouse at first. Got a couple of them.
Then I had to start cleaning dirty balls.
First it was possible without opening them… then I had to crack them open to pull the dirty balls out. It seemed like the more I cleaned, the quicker the balls got sticky. Maybe they were just sweaty.
Don’t even get me started on the hair-trigger side buttons.
Anyway, I eventually I got sick of cleaning tiny mouse balls, and got a Logitech wireless (M305). Now I can’t remember what I ever saw in the magic mouse.
Tell me you didn’t come on here and tell everyone that you’re tired of your sticky, sweaty, dirty balls…
LOL!!!
Um, that was the MIGHTY Mouse, not the Magic Mouse. The Mighty Mouse has been discontinued, and the Magic Mouse does not have a ball, it is a limited multi-touch device (and has no side squeeze buttons).
I had issues with my Mighty Mouse as well, got really irritated having to clean the ball. The Magic Mouse however, has been great, and I’d hate to see them discontinue it.
He probably doesn’t have a magic mouse. He does however have dirty balls that needed cleaning. He just wanted to share that for some reason. lol
New Microsoft Touch Mouse coincidence? When Microsoft finally invents their own Magic Mouse, you know it’s not Apple trendy anymore. Magic Mouse is definitely on the way out.
The Magic Trackpad is remarkably nice. I’ve grown used to it rather quickly and prefer using it for casual computing. I only need the mouse for precision work or most games.
They wont get rid of tue Magic Mouse, however they might discontinue the ordinary Apple Mouse (previously called “Mighty Mouse”).
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The ordinary mouse is kinda pointless now the Magic Mouse is out cos the magic mouse does everything the ordinary one does but better. The only good thin about the ordinary mouse is that its cheaper.
They wont axe the magic mouse because they need a mouse for people who dont like trackpads, and the Magic Mouse is the best mouse they’ve got.
The Magic Mouse takes some getting used to. What I don’t like is when I use a keyboard shortcut, and place my hand back in the mouse, it scrolls inadvertently, this takes some retraining of pacing your finger with out swiping. It can be annoying, but I think I am getting the hang of it.
Dumb. I have both and use both daily. My Magic Mouse is essential for Phitoshop work. Using the MTP makes my fingers sore atfter long periods.
I prefer Fidoshop myself.
I’ll never own one until the make a wired version. Why do I need a wireless device that sits 12 inches from my computer?
It violates good design principles.
1. adding complexity with bluetooth which doesn’t always work.
2. adding batteries, which always seem to die when you are in the middle of something important.
Nope. Give me a USB version or no sale.
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If you don’t like it or found a better alternative, great, but you seem to have never used a Magic Mouse.
Good design principles? Mine are ‘the fewer wires, the better, if performance is not affected’.
1: I rarely have a problem with my bluetooth mouse or keyboard. Next to never, almost.
2: It gives me enough warning of low battery life that I can actually charge two more before it ever runs down (although I generally have two ready in my Apple battery charger).
Is it April Fool’s day already? Don’t any of these so-called experts ever use the products? the Magic Mouse IS A TRACKPAD. It was designed for Lion!
Jeeeeez!
This is a rumour. If it is true, it will be a huge mistake. The magic mouse is awesome. I use Better Touch Tool and am able to do any kind of gesturing I want. If they discontinue the MM, I will gesture with a middle finger.
I look after some suites of Macs at a Uni. There’s no way we can have wireless devices as they’ll just get stolen (and/or their batteries will). If Apple don’t come up with any wired versions of their devices, I’m afraid I’ll be buying third party mice and all the gesture stuff in Lion will be impossible.
Bad choice!!!!!! It’s only a rumor, it’s only a rumor.
I already have a trackpad on my brand new MacBook Pro. My finders get sore from the trackpad with all the PhotoShop and other work I do, I NEED an alternative!
Besides, the trackpad isn’t good for drawing selections.
Just when Apple starting making the best mouse in the world. Oh well, there’s always the Microsoft mouse.
. . . I can’t believe I just said that.
I bought a magic trackpad and almost never use it. For me, the it is too hard to use. If you can use the magic trackpad, more power to you, but for me It’s a mouse or nothing.
Oh and Kevin, you are tooooooo funny!!!
No, no, they are discontinuing the WHITE magic mouse and are releasing fruity colored magic mice. Flower Power Magic Mouse — just you wait!
Will make it impossible to play games such as Starcraft 2 or Call of Duty.
You can play them with the magic mouse?
I love the trackpad, but I use a Logitech mouse for the normal day to day stuff and games. I couldn’t adjust to using the MM for games.
the Magic Mouse is good, but i’ll keep my two as backups.
Logitech mouse, and my Trackpad attached to my Apple Wireless Keyboard. I’m set.
They are all flawed in some way. Apple sort of has a love/hate thing with mice as if deep down they never really liked them.
There hasn’t been a true professional grade mouse ever made by Apple. Hockey Puck anyone? The Mighty Mouse must be turned upside down and scrolled around for a few seconds on white paper in order for it to continue to permit scrolling, the Magic Mouse plays absolute havoc with any page layout or design software scrolling pages by itself and moving frames so frequently (under snow leopard and under Lion…oh…my….gawd…it’s just laughably bad). The magic trackpad is not a professional tool in any sense since ANY inadvertent gesture can send your system off with windows moving, files opening, and a number of other things…don’t rest two fingers on it..EVER…in fact don’t rest your hand even near it…Yes…you can get used to it and use it…but even then, the nature of gestural control suggests that you as the user will never make even the tiniest mistake with your finger position. It’s not a professional tool for accomplishing real work. It’s a fun toy for play.
I have several Apple mice and have been using them back into the late 80’s…they were all weak in some fashion…(remember the ADB port? jeez) There are other mice out there that will work. Apple’s path here is a narrow and not necessarily well crafted one.
Have both- rarely use the trackpad & love the mouse.
NO! I like both, but the Magic Trackpad is not the best for spreadsheets and several other things. It’s great for Photos and things like that. Say it isn’t so!!!!
MDN – Start a Poll and let Apple know!
Apple brought the mouse into the world, they will take it out of the world.
What a shame. Apple finally makes a decent, usable mouse that seems to hold up pretty well and they can it. The Magic Mouse is the closest thing to a perfect mouse IMO… I went through a ton of alternatives before they released it. It’s full-sized, but stows easily in a laptop bag, fits in with the aesthetic qualities of the Mac and is made from superior materials. It has nice weight and motion to it too. If this is true, I’ll be bummed when/if my current Magic Mouse dies.
Exactly. I have bought one for me (along with a trackpad), each of my three kids and my girlfriend.
I may have to repossess them if need be….
I have both. I hope this isn’t true.
I have the Track pad and love it for use in iPhoto, but on my iMac when I click on an item and try to drag it from the far right to the far left of the screen i am luck to get half way then I ether have to put a finger from my other hand on the track pad and move my hand back to the right or drop the object and try again. For this reason I use a Logitech TrackMan Wheel (Unlimited dragging) as my primary device and the track pad to do gestures.
I don’t know about you guys, but my hand cramps up after a few hours on the trackpad. People will be walking around all carpal tunneled out
Crap!
Mighty Mouse maybe, no way are going to do that. The Magic mouse works beautifully with lion. Even if the trackpad provides further interaction through gestures, the mouse is still obviously superior for many tasks, especially in Pro worlds, there is no gain for Apple here. I call ridiculous.
I LOVE my Magic Mouse. I NEED it for the precise control that I get when making selections in apps like photoshop. I also Love my magic trackpad, but if they made me choose just one, it would be the magic mouse.. Hopefully, it will last forever, otherwise I’ll have to go back to my other beloved mouse, the logitech revolution, which had ‘most’ of the same functions, but required about 9 different buttons to attain.
Save the mouse. Post your feedback here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/magicmouse.html