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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Drengy" data-source="post: 1136908" data-attributes="member: 7673">Apple sticks with the single mouse as the default for a couple reasons. First, because it's much simpler to use, especially for new computer users or longtime Mac-only users. My technophobe father has a terrible time with a two-button mouse, he never remembers which button to push and ends-up getting into contextual menu hell all too often. A single button mouse makes things much easier for people like him. And on the other end of the spectrum, I work with some designers who have been using Macs exclusively for 12 years, and whenever they have to use a PC they often have the same problem as my father.By making the one-button mouse the lowest common denominator, Apple forces software developers to design their programs to work with a single button mouse, so you never run into situations where functions are hidden behind the second mouse button and not in any menus. And those people who like using a single-button mouse can continue to do so without penalty.The nice thing about Mac OS X is that it fully supports a two or more button mouse. Just buy any multi-button USB mouse and it will just work, with the second button and scroll wheel automatically recognized without installing any drivers. You need drivers for additional buttons, but the basics are built-in. So if you are more advanced, you need only go spend $30 and you get a very decent multi-button mouse.</blockquote>