Apple Ignited the $1.5 Billion Mouse Revolution

1999–2004July 10, 2000Macs Only!Peripherals
From Dana Baggett, "Remember when the naysayers opined that the mouse on Lisa and the Macs was a gimmick. Was it visionary Bill Gates who said it would never catch on? Yeah, right.

Apple Confidential credits Steve Jobs for insisting on having a Mac with a mouse." According to this Excite News article:

"Now consider that a mouse ships with every single PC. Dataquest estimates that 120 million to 150 million mice shipped last year, a market worth roughly $1.5 billion."

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