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...
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2024
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Oh, I see you choose not to buy the Forever Mouse. That's ok, that's why we at Logitech created the Pay As You Go Mouse. It's the mouse for those who prefer the freedom to start and stop using it any time.
Just buy your mouse and connect it to the Logitech Store (valid email and credit card required). Purchase just what you need, bundles start at $9.99 for 1,000 left clicks, or $19.99 for 5,000 if you want the best deal. Like to wheel scroll? Just $5.99 for 50,000 pixels of glorious scroll. And be sure to stock up on right clicks - just $4.99 for 500, $7.99 for 1,000 or $9.99 for 1,750.
And as always, Logitech puts customers first: no cost to move your mouse pointer.
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
Perfect name. I'm forever not renting this mouse.
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)
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.
Which is where Logitech is copying the idea I’d bet
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.
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.
I was thinking along these lines. Like, if you want to sell me on a subscription mouse then it had better be less than a dollar a month, and it had better come with replacement hardware at any time for any reason for no additional fee with the time between request and delivery prorated against my bill. Anything less than that and someone else is going to eat your lunch by just selling the fucking hardware, but if you do that I'm going to start seeing how many creative ways I can destroy mice.
"I'm sorry sir, I can't return the damaged mouse it's at the bottom of a hole no human has seen the bottom of since at least the Civil War. It's none of your business why I was using my laptop at least ten miles out of cell range, let alone wifi range and at least 5 miles from the nearest AC power. But it's **definitely ** the deer's fault that it's down there."
A forever mouse as in really resistant right? Oh, oh no, oh fuck no
This is like one of those April fools announcements.
Live service mouse™
Logitech has been my preferred mouse brand for more than a decade. Fortunately, there are utilities like SteerMouse (MacOS) and others that work as better drivers than what they ship. If those stop working and they start trying to leech with a subscription, I'll switch brands.