In the future, every wall will be a multi-touce interface, there will be no buttons to confuse our little brains, and everyone’s arms will be sore from holding them out at the wall to type on their computers.

We already knew Apple didn’t like buttons, but I don’t think anyone saw it coming when they announced a new mice with not one, not two, not three, but zero buttons. With zero tactile feedback, zero division between the left and right buttons, the same pointless 360 degree scrolling you never used before, and an insanely high cool factor, the Magic Mouse is clearly something that will be desired by…

For years Apple’s mice have been the least practical part of Apple’s line of products. In answer to $20 ergonomically comfortable mice with two buttons, a scroll wheel, and smaller back and forward buttons for easy navigation, Apple has introduced the $70 Magic Mouse that promises to work just like a normal mouse, as long as you imagine the tactile feedback and remember where the left and right buttons are. On the plus side, it is pretty.

I applaud Apple for trying something new, but a buttonless mouse is not ready to be a real product.Perhaps in ten years we will all have touch mouses, but its too soon for that now. Deliberately decreasing usability in an effort to create art is not a good tradeoff when it comes to our mice. Sorry, but I still like buttons.