I’m fairly sure they got rid of all those other buttons because for the majority of customers they created more confusion than power back then.
Also, speaking as a power user who’s also a southpaw, I’ve got more than a few choice words for many of the multibutton mice I’ve had to use over the years. Apple’s late ADB mice were lovely in the hand and completely unprejudiced.
I’m fairly sure they got rid of all those other buttons because for the majority of customers they created more confusion than power back then.
Also, speaking as a power user who’s also a southpaw, I’ve got more than a few choice words for many of the multibutton mice I’ve had to use over the years. Apple’s late ADB mice were lovely in the hand and completely unprejudiced.