Did this article completely skip over the microsoft trackballs?

I'm far from an Msoft fanboy, but the wired trackball they had got more use from me and the various mice I had for many years.

I was on a quest to develop a system to use it more and suddenly they stopped making them! I think I got one still in stock somewhere for bit more, and now they are $380 on amazon.

Please come back with that design and shape - it was a little longer than the logitech (I think), which gave it a perfect feel for my hand, and made it very stable when on a desk, or cinder block, or pressed against the body.. in the lap or while standing up.

Any chance the old Msoft design on that is past any kind of patent stage?

I still like the logitech one I have that works, when not at my desk, just because I find trackballs better in general than a mouse or trackpad in mobile situations.

I bought two extras of those when I saw they were no longer being carried at the local office box just to be sure to have one if no longer being made. Wish I had bought an extra couple of the Msoft ergo keyboards they no longer make.