> - you can't rest your fingers on it. When you use it, you have to keep your finger(s) raised

I rest my fingers on the surface all the time and it's fine?

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I'm also one of the dozen that like the Magic Mouse; in fact I have the first gen one that takes AA batteries, and it's still working perfectly. It's now the oldest mouse I've owned and used. Prior to it I think I had an early model of the wired optical IntelliMouse.