This will give you an idea of how long it’s been since I’ve used Windows at home.
I had to hook up an LCD monitor to the Windows box, boot the system, and install a pile of updates [1 WGA; 34 express; 2 custom]. However, something else gave me a true sense of the time that had passed: when I moved the mouse, I felt something oily and sticky on my thumb. The plastic mouse had degraded.
Upon closer inspection of my Logitech iFeel MouseMan (M/N: M-UN53b; P/N: 830445-0000), the thumb button had ooze dripping on it.
Where did it come from? The answer was obvious. There was a thumb print above the button, where the hand naturally rests.
Apparently the natural oil in my hand left a finger print on the mouse. Undisturbed for so long, the plastic broke down and started becoming liquid mush in that one spot.
I’ve never heard of a mouse breaking down like that, but I’m holding the evidence in the palm of my hand.
Now, the larger question: do I buy a new mouse? Nah, Windows isn’t worth the pocket change or that level of effort to me anymore.
Hi,
The same thing happened to me. I use my logitech cordless MouseMan every day and today i came home to a “very sticky situation”
apparently the plastic/rubber padding above the side-button has spontaneuously decided to revert to it’s natural state which apparently is some kind of oil.
I went googling to try to figure out why my Logitech MX mouse was hopelessly sticky — I’d tried a little soap/water, windex, light surface cleaners like you’d use on a kitchen counter, etc. — all to no avail. I really began to suspect the rubber was deteriorating. Good to read it on your site!