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^ 'Microsoft's lie-flat Surface Arc mouse is a new take on an old design'.

^ 'Microsoft unveils Surface 2, Surface Pro 2 and new accessories'.^ 'Microsoft Arc Touch Bluetooth Mouse Review'.

^ 'Think the Mouse Is Dead? Think Again With Microsoft's Arc Touch Mouse'.^ 'Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse seriously, finally, officially announced, doesn't ship until December'.^ 'Microsoft Arc Mouse: Where Fashion and Technology Collide' (Press release).As of December 2019, the mouse is available on the Microsoft Store for $69.99. I’ll stick with my Magic Trackpad.Announced along with the Surface Laptop in 2017, the Surface Arc Mouse replaces the buttons and touch strip with a large capacitive touch surface, and it's available in colors that match the new laptop. So what the heck’s the point? It doesn’t even look as good as the original Arc. Microsoft’s forthcoming Arc Touch Mouse is the latter sort of abomination, offering the Magic Mouse’s touch capability as re-imagined by one of the most inept hardware manufacturers on earth.Įven worse? Early rumors pegged Microsoft’s Arc Touch as not launching with the Magic Mouse’s robust multitouch gesture set, but being single-touch only. Go to this driver download page of Microsoft.

But, in order to get all the features, it is suggested to install the driver. That means, Microsoft Arc Mouse works out of the box without installing any driver for it.

Unfortunately, what I want is the hardware reliability of Apple and the conventional feature set of Microsoft’s mice, not the other way around. When you plug in the USB receiver of Microsoft Arc mouse, Mac OS detects it automatically within a fraction of second. If only these two mice could come together somehow. On the other hand, Apple’s Magic Mouse is a reliable piece of kit, but it’s ergonomically terrible and nearly unusable for things like gaming. On the one hand, Microsoft’s Arc Mouse was a pleasant-to-use and attractive foldable travel mouse, which - like every wireless Microsoft mouse I’ve tried - mysteriously gave up the ghost and experienced catastrophic hardware failure within the first couple of months. Consider my experiences with each company’s showcase mice. I’ve long been mystified by both Apple and Microsoft’s inability to put together a useable mouse.