Web Developer & Designer Interview Question:

Explain me why is the mouse cursor slightly tilted and not straight?

Submitted by: Muhammad

During beginning of mouse technology, it was found that given the low resolution of the screens in those days, drawing a straight line and a line at a 45 degree angle was easier to do and more recognizable than the straight cursor. Also, the tilted arrow can help the click position easier to calculate because the origin of the cursors bitmap was in the upper left. This saved the mouse tracking subroutine a calculation on every click.
Submitted by: Muhammad