Third button has been "hidden" below the mouse wheel for well more than those 10 years, just press the wheel down and you'll hear a mouse button click.

You'll be surprised to know that there are still some mice that don't support that. Admittedly, I've only had that happen once in the last 15 yrs in a budget "gamer" mouse I instantly returned and replaced with a Logitech g903 at the time (though I've switched mice twice since, and both supported it)

And most Linuxes have option for dual click (right and left mouse button) to simulate middle mouse button.

Useful, as the wheel button is usually first to die in cheap mice.

Not useful, because it made it impossible to play Death Stranding on Linux :(

Ironically, Microsoft pioneered the scroll wheel.

popularized, not pioneered.

How so?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Michelman

Remember Xerox PARC, the people that developed the first computer GUI?

https://archive.is/sKLL

> The three button Alto mouse enabled the first bitmapped and overlapping windows display, known as a graphical user interface (GUI). The Alto dates to March of 1973

My dude, my mouse has 5 buttons. No idea what you're talking about here.

I'm down to one. Less is more.

Is that one of those innovative designs with the charging port on the bottom of the mouse?

Sometimes more is more.

It sounds dumb but the battery lasts long and charges quickly, so I think they made the right decision.