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Oh geez, here we go... the ol' one button mouse argument. I was wondering when this one would come up. Pretty much any style of a usb mouse that you could buy for windows, you can get for a mac. Yes, mine has 5 buttons and a scroller... and you know what? If I were to have gotten a mouse with two buttons, I still would have left it in the box and purchased a better one.

I mean, have you ever really looked at the quality of mice that come standard with a Windows PC? Yeah, they have two buttons and a scroller, but really, are they of such superb quality that they could become one of your primary reasons for buying the computer? I mean, really, honestly, how many skilled computer users actually use the mouse that their computer came with?

The reason that Apples still come with a one button mouse is because their OS interface is designed to be used with a one button mouse, and they see it as proving a point. Granted, I don't like using a one-button mouse, but for the basic users, research done by Apple tends towards making the interaction with the computer easier. And again, lets face it, an advanced user would buy a different mouse no matter what his computer came with.

And to be even more specific, as of OS X, left and right buttons and scroller wheels are supported as part of the OS without the need for additional software. Additional buttons and special options are accessed through extentions from the mouse manufacturer.

As for your claim of opening the case voiding the warranty, you are just plain wrong. In fact, I have a copy of an Apple warranty right here. Here is the important lines for you:

That would be "damage cause by", so, yes, if you open up your machine and force a card in backwards and it breaks something, the warranty doesn't cover it. Did you really think it would? Jesus, man, Apples have a latch on the side that you pull on and they flip right open. Anyone can do it... even when they are running. Look, I'll do it right now.... see, I'm still writing this post and I can feel how hot my ram is at the same time. No warranties voided here! The simple latches were introduced in 1999... but since you don't have data past the 1980s to draw on, I can see how you would miss that one.

And FYI, there are Mac versions of Avid software, not that you would ever want to use it over Apple's Final Cut Pro. Perhaps no one has informed you yet that for the vast majority of video production companies, Avid's are way way too expensive, especially given that very competitive software editing systems have come so far in the last few years... again, these are changes to technology in the RECENT past (say 3 years), so I would not expect you to have a clue about it. I know many many video companies that are selling their Avid systems to move to Final Cut and other more reasonably priced options... we're talking thousands vs. tens of thousands of dollars.

I buy my software at CompUSA... that would be a store, a national chain even. Of course, I don't think they were around in the 1980s, so you will have probably never heard of them. And here's another news flash for you: Apple itself has stores all over the country!

Really, man, if you wouldn't mind, get your facts right before your vomit crap out of your mouth.