"I'm not too sure it's attempting to solve a problem by being precise, more so that they do it because they can and this might pique the interest of people with that sort of cash to burn. With a wrist watch, modern mechanical engineering is outclassed everyday of the week by the humble quartz movement. The pursuit for mechanical precision is manufactured, again, for a bracket of people with a lot of cash.In my eyes it's a silly and pricey stand, similar to the $850 (AUD) Jake Dyson LED lamps. Although they're not as overly engineered as the Apple stand, they command an outrageous price for what's essentially a strip of LEDs bolted to a heatsink that moves with smooth bearings. But it 'feels' good to use.On the Mighty Mouse, the lack of a 3-click is unfortunate. However the mouse's XY scrollball is a godsend when working with timelines in DAWs like Ableton and Logic where the only alternative is a trackpad. I still keep one on my desk ahaha ;^)."

"One extra note, I don't think Apple was ever interested in simplifying the engineering of their products. If you look back to their old Mighty Mice back in '05, it was quite an overly engineered product. A mouse with one button, that used capacitive sensors to register a right click, and implemented a speaker under the shell to imitate scrolling clicks for the scroll ball."

"I'd have to disagree with the stand being over-engineered and over-designed, and that the more parts you have, the higher likelihood of failure. If this were the case, the mechanical watch making industry wouldn't exist, and nobody would buy those lovely over engineered Swiss watches because they'd be failing due to all of those mechanical parts.I think similar to pricey mechanical watchs, this pricey stand is designed for a niche audience in a higher bracket, not your average customer. But I do think they show it off to everyone, including your average customer, in their keynotes in order to flex their muscles and show people what they're capable of."