Path: csiph.com!news.redatomik.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed9.news.xs4all.nl!85.12.16.69.MISMATCH!peer02.ams1!peer.ams1.xlned.com!news.xlned.com!peer02.am4!peer.am4.highwinds-media.com!peer02.iad!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!post02.iad!fx41.iad.POSTED!not-for-mail From: SilverSlimer Subject: Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system,comp.os.linux.advocacy,alt.comp.os.windows-10 References: <4a010466d8bf0797547c4cd089c0402f@dizum.com> User-Agent: Pan/0.144 (Time is the enemy; 28ab3ba git.gnome.org/pan2) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 51 Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: abuse@blocknews.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:59:18 UTC Organization: blocknews - www.blocknews.net Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:59:18 GMT X-Received-Bytes: 3165 X-Received-Body-CRC: 657151137 Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:118084 comp.os.linux.advocacy:466814 alt.comp.os.windows-10:74306 On Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:30:13 +1200, Your Name wrote: > On 2018-09-11 03:20:53 +0000, Paul said: >> Your Name wrote: >>> On 2018-09-10 21:56:04 +0000, anon said: >>>> anon formulated the question : >>>>> >>>>> I was considering switching to apple once. I had to look something >>>>> up on the web on a customer's apple computer. They had an apple >>>>> hockey puck mouse. After seeing that absolute cheap piece of junk, >>>>> I never considered getting an apple again. I still laugh every time >>>>> I think of it. Reminded me of the 1950's toy cars from Japan that >>>>> were pressed out of Jap beer cans. >>>> >>>> What has kept me away from apple was the obvious poor design and >>>> workmanship of that mouse. Would Rolls Royce put a vinyl seat in one >>>> of their cars? It indicated to me a shoddy product. I couldn't >>>> imagine what the insides of the computer was made of. Chinese >>>> soldering like Radio Shack products? >>>> >>>> It was a sign from God! >>> >>> There was nothing inherently wrong with the "puck" mouse as such, >>> other than some people apparently being too stupid to know which way >>> was "up", despite a cable coming out of the top of it and a physical, >>> visible button ... probably the same people who complain about USB >>> socket and cables only going in one way because they're too damn lazy >>> to simply turn the plug over. :-\ >>> >>> There have certainly been worse mice from Apple and other makers. >> >> I can see where the idea for this thread came from :-) >> >> https://www.extremetech.com/computing/275459-happy-20th-anniversary-to- the-worst-mouse-ever?source=Computing >> >> > It certainly wasn't the worst mouse. I've used much much worse. The original IBM PS/1 mouse comes to my mind as an absolute piece of garbage. I got it with the machine when I was 12 but it didn't take long before it felt sluggish and unresponsive. Of course, I didn't have the habit of cleaning the inside of a mouse back then. -- SilverSlimer FSF Contributor / EFF Member / Free speech advocate Absolute centrist, proud Catholic