Douglas Engelbart put a lot of thought into the prototype design(s) of the mouse he is credited with inventing, all part of a larger project he was undertaking at SRI aimed at augmenting human intellect. Its design simplicity was geared for both effectiveness and convenience. Bill English at Xerox PARC later added the ball roller for enhanced movement, and here we are decades later using the same mechanical rodents.
Bumping this basic but effective design concept with sticky fingers and mindless jabber prattle isn't going to come easily for the PC masses, other than where choice is limited - like hand held devices with their miniature form factors. Much in the same way the keyboard is the direct progeny of the typewriter, another device from yesteryear with a well thought-out design and ensuing track record adapted for computer use.
Yammering away for all to hear, and gooeying up one's monitor screen, remain second fiddle choices to the status quo as I see it, even well into the 21st century.
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