Wtf why does literally everything need a subscription now??? How much money do these companies think I have to spend on this shit? I’m sure as hell not going to ever pay a monthly subscription fee to be able to use a mouse that I already had to pay $200 for up front…
Have you paid your oxygen subscription fees this month?
From the article:
“Subscription models have been gaining popularity among business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) tech companies because they offer a more reliable, recurring revenue source than hardware sales.”
Well, I reckon I’ve been using the same $15 mouse for close to a decade now and it still works fine. If it stops working I’d much rather just buy another $15 mouse than have another goddamned bill to pay every month
at this point you can probably make your own mouse with a microcomputer, a sensor, and some suguru or whatever.
Normal, plug and play mice last a long time, with or without firmware updates, which are typically free. I guarantee that nobody will buy this mouse, and if it does release it will stop receiving updates within six months.
why would a mouse even need firmware updates? all it has to do is translate movement into bits, nothing about that should need altering…
Some have programmable button/other features that might benefit from firmware updates
Logitech is seeking growth by appealing to the many people who don’t own both a mouse and keyboard…
I think their CEO might be a moron.
This is like one of those April fools announcements.
Perfect name. I’m forever not renting this mouse.
Typical MBA bullshit
They act like its fucking innovative to make a mouse and sell parts for it or that it would be a challenge to do. Its not. 3D printer dudes sell that shit on the internet already.
I buy a $50 mouse once every 3-5 years on average. Please tell me how whatever plan your offering makes my current situation worse. I can’t wait to see price!
I will never do this, but let’s just say I did, the only price I can see myself paying is $1 a month. At 3 years we’re at $36 and apparently I have to buy replacement parts so to keep it anywhere close to what I spend now it needs to be $1 and somehow I doubt that’s going to be the price.
Why the fuck would a mouse need software updates? It just needs to translate movement into cursor coordinates, and record clicks. It’s a very simple tool.
But the “features”!
Logitech would like to access
-Call records (so we know who also likes Logitech)
-Gps precise location (so if sombody steals it)
-Microphone (for uhhh security)
-Your wallet (they want more money)
-Your dog (hes a good dawg)
A forever mouse as in really resistant right? Oh, oh no, oh fuck no
