Magic Mouse 2 requires OS upgrade to El Capitan

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Magic Mouse 2 requires OS upgrade to El Capitan

My Macbook Pro was purchased only 2 months ago with Yosemite installed and I can no longer buy a Mouse for it, unless I upgrade my OS to El Capitan.

Apple no longer sells the original Magic Mouse and my 2 month old system is already too obsolete to use Magic Mouse 2, the only wireless mouse

Apple now sells. Seriously? How can it be so difficult to support the original Magic Mouse that it had to be discontinued?

I can't upgrade to El Capitan because I have software that doesn't work in El Capitan.

Like I said, my laptop is only 2 months old. It seems way too soon to be telling me my OS is too obsolete for a mouse.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch,Early 2015), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Nov 27, 2015 7:05 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 27, 2015 7:09 PM in response to CindyLV

You will find the "original" magic mouse in "bricks & mortar" stores and online.

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Nov 28, 2015 12:40 AM in response to CindyLV

Yes, most retailers of Apple products will have the original mouse. It has not been discontinued as far as I know.

Can you update the software. Which country do you live in, Cindy?

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CindyLV Author

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Nov 28, 2015 2:19 PM in response to seventy one

An Apple rep. in an online chat session told my husband that Apple no longer sells the original Magic Mouse.

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Nov 28, 2015 2:22 PM in response to CindyLV

Have you looked in a "bricks & mortar" store or in an "online" store for the "original" Magic Mouse ?

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seventy one

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Nov 28, 2015 3:47 PM in response to seventy one

Which country are you resident in? It may be a local matter.

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CindyLV Author

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Nov 28, 2015 6:38 PM in response to Its-me-Luigi

I live in the US. I did find the original one on Amazon. I didn't go to an Apple store because it's Black Friday weekend and would probably be crazy crowded, but I just believed the Apple rep. when he said Apple no longer sells them.

I just wish Apple waited until the OS has been used awhile, is very stable, and applications have had a chance to be updated (whether by companies updating their apps, or Apple fixing something that may have inadvertently changed that broke highly used/important apps).

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seventy one

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Nov 29, 2015 1:11 AM in response to seventy one

You will have no trouble in getting the original mouse in the States. In my view you have been mis-advised, I'd rather you bought from an Apple store but just try calling your local Best Buy store.

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