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Controversial Apple Mighty Mouse Released


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<img width="259" height="195" data-tf-not-load src="https://dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Mighty-Mouse1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Mighty Mouse" decoding="async" />

<img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-21977 " data-tf-not-load src="http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/Mighty-Mouse1.jpg" alt="Mighty Mouse" width="181" height="137" />August 2, 2005: Apple Mighty Mouse released

The Apple Mighty Mouse was first released in 2005. It was the first mouse since Apple Lisa that had multi-button functionality. A $49 price tag made it a real addition to your machine.However, this mouse was not without controversy. Another company – Called “Man and Machine” – created a mouse for the medical field. It was also given a trademark for the Mighty Mouse name a year before Apple. Yet Apple still received a Trademark for the mouse.

Now some may say “What about the mouse that saves the day”. According to trademark laws, their trademark was for a cartoon character, whereas Apple and Man and Machine made a mouse.

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