One billionth mouse...

[Gregory Hicks <ghicks () hicks-net net>]

 From the BBC:

 * Firm makes one billionth mouse *

A Silicon Valley company has hailed as a major landmark the production 
of their one billionth computer mouse.

Logitech's description comes at a time when analysts claim the days of 
the mouse are numbered.

"It's rare in human history that a billionth of anything has been 
shipped by one company," said Logitech's general manager Rory Dooley.

"Look at any other industry and it has never happened. This is a 
significant milestone," he told the BBC.

But sounding the death knell for the device is Gartner analyst Steve 
Prentice who said "the mouse will no longer be mainstream in three to 
five years." 

[...snip...]

Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/technology/7751627.stm

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