Mighty Mouse tracking issue

I have a new MBP, and I purchased the MM at the same time. Even with the settings all bumped up (tracking, etc), the mouse would not track with the cursor. Specifically, to get the cursor to move an inch, I had to move the mouse perhaps 3 inches. When I took it back, I was told it was supposed to work that way, that I was moving it too slowly and I needed to whip it around to get tracking on track.
So, I returned it and got a bamboo pen thingy. It works just fine, but I miss having a mouse. So, I'm asking, are the MM's really supposed to work that way? The slower I go the more I have to move it to get the cursor to move?
Appreciate any feedback, opinions, facts, beer, whatever you might have to help.

The problem is the acceleration curve algorithm in OS X. It ***** and people have been complaining about it for years. Older versions of OS X had a normal curve but at some revision they changed it (years ago). It's hilarious watching potential customers in the apple store pick up that mouse and drag it, pick it up, drag it, pick it up, etc. It just doesn't bother most people I guess. Thank god for the bluetooth trackpad or I wouldn't have bought this iMac, it would have been unusable.
Apple engineers, if you're listening, would you please put a check box in the mouse prefs to allow users to select a curve profile that's identical to what's used in every other OS, some of us just can not adapt to the OS X default curve profile.

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