Yes, but when distinguishing the two ... which is quicker to type? :beige:
The reason the mouse is often referred to correctly as the "serial" mouse is because it's easier to say and because the mouse output is sent to the Zilog Serial Communications Controller (SCC) for processing. I contrast, the "ADB" mouse sends its data to the ADB interface which in turn sends everything to the VIA and has little to do with the serial interface. This is why the two are ultimately incompatible.