Bill Gates wants you to lose your mouse
And he’s probably right. With multitouch going everywhere, and devices like the touchwall and Surface are about to explode into the mainstream.
Computers will still have use for mouses, though. Gamers in particular are fans, some spending real money for precision mouses for precision sniping in their virtual worlds. For the rest of us, though, you might start seeing them disappear sooner than you’d think.