[lyxsus1]

> What happens when the battery conks out? throw away the mouse and buy a new one

That's the easiest thing to do, yes. But you can bring it to apple care, they do battery replacement for smth like $35 I guess. And if it's factory problem they just replace it, afaik.

> Remember this was a wireless mouse at a time when wireless was definitely not the preferred choice

At the time it had regular batteries you could replace by yourself and we were talking about latest versions. But anyway, I don't see how it can be relevant.