Magic Mouse Limited Functionality w/OSx 10.4.11

I haven't updated my OS for some time now. I recently purchased a new keyboard and Magic Mouse and have discovered that many of the Magic Mouse's features are not available with 10.4.11. After checking the Apple site, I'm not clear as to which version I should update to. I want to do as few updates as possible but still reap the benefits of all the Magic Mouse features. Can anyone help, please?

Several users of Tiger 10.4.11 have and use the new Magic Mouse.
That said, I don't have a new mouse and prefer my old Apple Pro
all black (green circuit board is visible inside) mouse over others.
Some issues people had early on were discussed online in several
other forums and probably in these Apple Discussions also. Perhaps
a search may yield some clues into what others had found or done.
A few issues (and in comments, other thoughts) on the magic mouse:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10413193-263.html
Options for customizing magic mouse & trackpad (third party shareware)
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10414148-263.html
I'd venture to guess a Google of, ' magic mouse issues Tiger ' would
bring up some questions and answers. Given the fact there really are
not so many updates for Tiger (in fact few to none) a specific one for
just the mouse may be lacking.
From what I can tell, the real support for the Magic Mouse begins in
Leopard 10.5.8 with the extras all working correctly and the options
available. So, only the basics in Tiger work. See:
" Magic Mouse 10.4.11 support " - google search result:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=Magicmouse+10.4.11+support&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&aql=&aqi=&oq=Magic+mouse+10.4.11support&fp=e8d6ef47431c6a4a
Good luck & happy computing!

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