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Because almost no Apple users use a mouse. How many iMacs does Apple sell relative to trackpad devices? It’d be a waste of R&D resources.



At this point the question is why the iMac still comes with the mouse. The Magic Trackpad is much better and all of Apple's software is designed for it.


Switching to an external trackpad fixed my carpal tunnel issues - and it works better than any mouse with macOS


By default, it comes with a trackpad.


This is simply untrue, the Magic Trackpad is a paid $50 upgrade from the default Magic Mouse: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/imac

By default, Apple expects you to own the Magic Mouse. Which is probably a part of their plan to upsell you to the Magic Trackpad - the rift in quality between the two accessories is so great that it's hard to imagine they're made by the same company.


I am wrong, but I think my point still stands. Very few people ever use the mouse. It would probably be better ROI for them to refine the design of dongles or something.


From what I see those are still CTO. The stock item comes with Magic Mouse.




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