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Interesting view...
I am not an Apple user, and I do think most of Apple's products are too expensive for me, but I didn't think $70 was that outlandish. Don't top end mice from Logitech or MS run around $50-100?

Anyway, I guess I'd have to try it before saying it was overpriced. If it's as much of a user-friendly advance as many of Apple's other products, then call the high price a early adopter fee, just like anything else new.

Eventually the price will come down, unless Apple is able to completely block knock-offs via patenting. I suppose I agree in that I'm not spending $70 on a mouse, but I can see a good target audience for this. If it were $170, then that's outlandish.
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Interesting view...  hickum | 10/20/09
Thanks for feedback  SamDiaz ZDNet Moderator | 10/20/09
Very competitive price  dkawalec | 10/20/09
Where are you shopping?  adr5@... | 10/21/09
under $30  NinjaZX7R | 10/21/09
logitech wireless mouse  sjngmyr | 10/21/09
Me too...  awasson@... | 10/22/09
Apples to Apples  Eleutherios | 10/21/09
Low-end Logitech mice  tikigawd | 10/21/09
Mice Price....  pmcm | 10/21/09
Those are all the crappy USB mice ...  dkawalec | 10/21/09
How do you know they're crappy?  tikigawd | 10/21/09
I got my prices from Logitech.com [nt]  dkawalec | 10/21/09
They are crappy because ...  dkawalec | 10/21/09
You said the low-end wireless mice were around $60  tikigawd | 10/21/09
"wireless" mice  sandra@... | 10/22/09
It has nothing to do with it being cheap  tikigawd | 10/23/09
You are not being oversensitive to the price  GuidingLight | 10/20/09
Depends on what you use it for.  jdbukis@... | 10/20/09
Just the fact that it's a bluetooth mouse...  nix_hed | 10/20/09
Cleaning the Mighty Mouse  geoff@... | 10/21/09
Agreed  TroutHound | 10/21/09
2 hour mouse  jimfrost | 10/21/09
for 70 it should be rechargeable.  rtk | 10/20/09
Not buying your answer.  mlindl | 10/21/09
So are you saying that  athynz | 10/21/09
Or let Xerox do the R&D for you happy  begelston@... | 10/21/09
Not buying it either ...  ron.connal@... | 10/21/09
too much?  junebug70 | 10/21/09
Wireless Mighty Mouse was SAME PRICE, sooooo...  Spike7 | 10/21/09
Hi Tech vs. Hi Fashion  simontam | 10/21/09
Well..  pdskep | 10/20/09
I you're so satisfied with your choices and purchases  GoPower | 10/20/09
Because...  WarhavenSC | 10/20/09
You've "seen Macs?"  msalzberg | 10/20/09
I'm a Mac owner and...  ye | 10/20/09
@ye  Axsimulate | 10/20/09
Just curious...  ShadowGIATL | 10/20/09
MCSE...  MacVet | 10/20/09
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer  Grayson Peddie | 10/20/09
Well...  ShadowGIATL | 10/21/09
MCSE...  homant@... | 10/21/09
Im sure  jongunn@... | 10/21/09
I'm an anti-FUD "shill".  ye | 10/21/09
Shill is as shill does, ye  jryanp | 10/21/09
I am a Windows Owner.  Bruizer | 10/20/09
Now I know you're not objective.  ye | 10/21/09
Re:Now I know you're not objective.  fixmdude | 10/21/09
While it may not be a step forward from XP  athynz | 10/21/09
As someone who has been using  JM1981 | 10/21/09
Personal opinion --  vulpine@... | 10/21/09
Windows Owner  JT82 | 10/21/09
Re: Windows Owner  fixmdude | 10/21/09
Win7 "vs" OSX  NinjaZX7R | 10/21/09
All my hardware problems have been with Apple hardware  gadgetlover | 10/21/09
agreed on 7  jryanp | 10/21/09
Been there, Done that  ferricoxide | 10/21/09
And Bought the TShirt, I see...  Jkirk3279 | 10/21/09
Different, not better  jimfrost | 10/21/09
Heh  jeremychappell | 10/21/09
I was thinking the same thing...  jimfrost | 10/21/09
I agree  davidhayes | 10/21/09
Did you pay attention at school?  rhon@... | 10/21/09
$70? Not cheap, but probably "fair" ....  kingtj | 10/21/09
Paying for innovation  j.m.galvin | 10/20/09
Glad you used "innovative" because that's what...  PollyProteus | 10/21/09
Agreed, overpriced  gnesterenko | 10/20/09
Save the sci-fi for another forum  MSFTWorshipper | 10/20/09
Care to reconsider as to how far we are?  gnesterenko | 10/21/09
@gnesterenko  Axsimulate | 10/20/09
Yes they are  gnesterenko | 10/21/09
I've used Apple mice before, but I like 2 buttons  HollywoodDog | 10/20/09
Apple mice are "2 button"  dkawalec | 10/20/09
No, "4 button"  Mikael_z | 10/21/09
I stand corrected .. they are 4 button mice. [nt]  dkawalec | 10/21/09
two buttons  NinjaZX7R | 10/21/09
In the old days  Blad_Rnr | 10/20/09
What mac did YOU buy prior to 1997?  athynz | 10/21/09
Value is whether it works or not.  andrew.nusca ZDNet Moderator | 10/20/09
Nice apology  markbn | 10/21/09
I fail to see  athynz | 10/21/09
Nope  markbn | 10/28/09
When compared to the price of...  msalzberg | 10/20/09
Apple is the only company to whine about here  mlindl | 10/21/09
LOL!  Sleeper Service | 10/21/09
Cost Comparison  Jkirk3279 | 10/21/09
It DOES seem that way especially with the trolls around  athynz | 10/21/09
A little over the top, Fan Boy?  psion@... | 10/22/09
Apple says you should want it  nancyjones36507@... | 10/20/09
I didn't think I'd use swipe on my MBP  nix_hed | 10/20/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  bigsibling | 10/20/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  cashxx | 10/20/09
That's not entirely true...  nix_hed | 10/20/09
USE a $200-$900 laptop?  athynz | 10/21/09
Why bother?  dogbreath1 | 10/20/09
I totally agree.  kcredden2 | 10/20/09
$8  oncall | 10/20/09
How to tell a cheap mouse from a not so cheap mouse...  nix_hed | 10/20/09
Did you even read about this mouse?  msalzberg | 10/20/09
How to avoid being a sucker  ChipWinter | 10/20/09
Because, of course, no one else sells a $70 mouse  frgough | 10/20/09
good mice  NinjaZX7R | 10/21/09
RE: In the old days..  windward007 | 10/20/09
Truth not a ZDNet hallmark  mlindl | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  SquishyParts | 10/20/09
And now, Dvorak is a Mac Fanboy.  nix_hed | 10/20/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  linuxman79 | 10/20/09
My Microsoft mouse cost $69  davebarnes | 10/20/09
Troll time again?  Mikael_z | 10/21/09
Steve Jobs = PT Barnum  brianpeterson@... | 10/21/09
Still a mouse  odcchaz | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  Richard Platt | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  TechBoyZ | 10/21/09
Counterpoint  cornpie | 10/21/09
I can see the value here.  heres_johnny | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  webnuts4u2-news@... | 10/21/09
Premium???  kisap | 10/21/09
What Premium?  vannman01 | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  NinjaZX7R | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  louis.gelinas@... | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  vannman01 | 10/21/09
Apple's a ripoff!.... so what else is new?  Reality Bites | 10/21/09
RE: Apple's a ripoff  RedVeg | 10/21/09
Welcome  macgroover | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  rich1383 | 10/21/09
Cat's cradle...  Steve*1* | 10/21/09
RE: cost  RedVeg | 10/21/09
Maybe this is a good one for me  johnaudie@... | 10/21/09
Apple is trying to convince us.  magallanes | 10/21/09
RE: Apple is trying to convince us  RedVeg | 10/21/09
HeHeHe.. Wrong...  johnaudie@... | 10/21/09
This is such a Sam Diaz  arodriguez@... | 10/21/09
you can use this mouse  dheady@... | 10/21/09
What Other Multi-Touch Product is as Cheap?  Boulder_Bum | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  Splatus | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  NBSF | 10/21/09
Wired Version  webraider@... | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  ferricoxide | 10/21/09
self built  dheady@... | 10/21/09
So about 3% of posters read what this mouse does?  johnengel | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  realmagick | 10/21/09
UPgrade = DOWNgrade on the laptops  SpectreWriter | 10/21/09
another shiny mirror for suckers!  kam1lo.herrera | 10/21/09
I've seen many irrelevant comments here  athynz | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  jryanp | 10/21/09
The Mouse is a hit! # 5 on Bestseller Amazon list.  johnaudie@... | 10/21/09
$10 more  non-sequitur | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  jford@... | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  Scalor | 10/21/09
Wireless Mighty Mouse was SAME PRICE, sooooo...  Spike7 | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  ngtwolf | 10/21/09
Mac can do CAD.  phatkat | 10/21/09
Dear Mr Diaz  fernande-zdnet | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  jongunn@... | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  nightflyer28 | 10/21/09
I spent more than a hundred on mine.  Spiritusindomit@... | 10/21/09
Apple is for rich kids and non work use  Fletchguy | 10/21/09
With the recent price adjustments that  JM1981 | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  vulpine@... | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  bobavery | 10/21/09
Paid 115$ for my G9  Tommy S. | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  aaron116@... | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  benkopf | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  saar22 | 10/21/09
It's a new release--the price almost always comes down  jojoleb@... | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  iCrashman | 10/21/09
Expose  qunungnauraq | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  hotmatrixx | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  ccutright | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  becomann | 10/21/09
Yeah, it's worth it Sam  jeff996@... | 10/21/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  nfiertel | 10/21/09
That price isn't actually too bad  Li1t | 10/22/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  john@... | 10/22/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  psion@... | 10/22/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  merc2dogs` | 10/22/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  beauski@... | 10/22/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  sandra@... | 10/22/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  cashaww | 10/22/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  Goldcds | 10/22/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  chris.holmes@... | 10/23/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  nfhiggs@... | 10/23/09
Similar product for PC for $69.95 . . .  Power Natto | 10/25/09
PS and it it not wireless!  Power Natto | 10/25/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a su  nishadshah | 10/25/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  fletchoid | 10/25/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  Lim Boon Chuan | 10/28/09
RE: With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker  hwr | 11/07/09
I can understand liking apple products.  Spiritusindomit@... | 11/17/09

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