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Reliability
Our in-house reliability lab ensures nothing ships without passing a comprehensive battery of tests to
simulate product storage, shipping and every-day usage conditions. During unique wear trials, mice are
“run” between 85 and 215 miles to test performance, a distance comparable to travelling from London to
Paris. Each keyboard product is required to pass millions of cycles of key pressing – more typing than any
person does in a lifetime – while maintaining superior performance. The durability of mice and keyboards
is also tested in multiple scenarios simulating contact with common chemicals including hand lotion and
sweat. Our goal is to ensure the product stands up on day 1,000 as well as it did on day 1.
1983
The Microsoft
Mouse is born.
1995
Microsoft introduces
the rst computer
mouse for children.
1999
Microsoft introduces
optical mice, the
rst major mouse
advancement in 30 years.
2011
Mouse 2.0 research
becomes a reality with
the new Microsoft
Touch Mouse.
1987
The plug-compatible
and comfort-focused
contoured Microsoft
Mouse is announced.
1997
Microsoft introduces the
IntelliMouse
®
Trackball
with a nger-controlled
scroll wheel.
2008
BlueTrack Technology
™
arrives to enable use of
mouse on more surfaces
than ever before.
Innovation
Microsoft
®
Hardware has continually raised the bar, designing revolutionary peripherals that deliver ground
breaking performance, comfort and design.
Since 1982, Microsoft has had a strong history of bringing innovation to peripherals and has introduced
many industry rsts like the scroll wheel, optical tracking, the magnier, BlueTrack Technology and
ergonomic design to the market.
Delivering innovation for over 28 years
“ Microsoft’s hardware team has a history of
introducing small innovations that quietly change
the way we use our PC.”
Computer Shopper