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Subject: Re: $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ?
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In comp.os.linux.advocacy Jeff-Relf.Me wrote:
>> I don't know why Logitech doesn't just go ahead and put out 
>> a reasonably priced ($10) 3-button + wheel mouse.
>> The would sell a boatload of them to Linux users.
> 
> $39 ( for the g600 ) is too much ?
> 

Maybe not too much for that particular mouse, but a much
simpler mouse with just 3-buttons and a wheel should not
go for more that $10-12 at most.  But with nobody making
them, they could probably command double that price.  

> I programmed ( and use ) every single one of the 39 buttons,
> all day, everyday... not one of them doesn't get used a lot.
> 
> Most of the time, I don't use the keyboard at all.
> Often, I use a virtual keyboard instead.

I try to stay away from the mouse as much as possible.