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There’s also a discussion about a subscription-based service and a deeper focus on AI.

This line made me think that maybe the subscription was a different thing? So I googled and found this interview: https://www.theverge.com/24206847/logitech-ceo-hanneke-faber-mouse-keyboard-gaming-decoder-podcast-interview:

I’m going to ask this very directly. Can you envision a subscription mouse?

Possibly.

And that would be the forever mouse?

Yeah.

So you pay a subscription for software updates to your mouse.

Yeah, and you never have to worry about it again, which is not unlike our video conferencing services today.

But it’s a mouse.

But it’s a mouse, yeah.

I think consumers might perceive those to be very different.

[Laughs] Yes, but it’s gorgeous. Think about it like a diamond-encrusted mouse.

Okay...

Also from that interview:

Some only have a mouse or only a keyboard, but many of them have both. But the thing that shocked me was that the average spend on that globally is $26, which is really so low. This is stuff you use every day, that sits on your desk every day, that you look at every day. That’s like the price of four coffees at Starbucks or less than a Nike running shirt. There is so much room to create more value in that space as we make people more productive — to extend human potential.

Guys, you are not giving Logitech enough money! You can do better!

looks down at right hand resting on a Logitech M570 I've made several repairs on

I can see their strategy. Keep using microswitches rated for 1,200 clicks and you might need a subscription to these things if you don't know your way around a soldering iron.

So its a 'Forever Mouse' as long I 'Forever Pay'

I'm not sure Logitech can build a forever mouse anymore with the way their QA's gone. Who's buying new mice regularly anyway?

I think this idea is even stupider than it seems, and that's already pretty fucking bad. I don't think this idiot understands that people who still buy mice are people who didn't "upgrade" to iPads or just use their phone as their only computer. We are power users, and are more likely to smell the bullshit than anyone else.

Yeah that's gonna be a no for me dawg.

Last mouse I bought from them had a 2 years warranty. I thought okay fine. 1½ year after purchase, it started double-clicking.

Reached out to customer service, proof of purchase and everything. Agree that mouse need to be replaced, so they send me a new mouse, but for some reason they shipped it from the US to Canada and the custom duty was almost the price of a new mouse.

Big wtf, next time I'll ask for either a refund or some kind of way to get a free replacement from a store in Canada..

Logitech already offers a forever mouse for many years: G502. There is noting more to add to a perfect and lasting mouse.

And now they want to reinvent the wheel? Sounds like this is already going wrong.

I was a flunky of Logitech for most of my life, but after multiple mice in a row that developed the double click issue in far too short a time, I have vowed to never buy another.

I've been super happy using simple, cheap assed mice and I can't tell the difference in the slightest.

$20 mice ftw.

You're supposed to get fucked and enjoy it.

Maybe they could focus on making better mice! The super light x 2 is falling behind more and more every year

Buy a ploopy mouse and have your mouse forever. It is fully open sourced with QMK software.

If I made my thoughts known about this development, I'd be permanently banned from lemmy.world.

I will continue buying cheaper (and wired) mouses from no-name Chinese brands.

Why my favorite mouse company gotta start with this bullshit. GOT-DAMN!

Reminds me of what happed to GE’s lighting division. They used to have a steady stream of income from people replacing burned out bulbs. The CFLs and LED bulbs came in.

GE made a ton of money selling the new bulbs to homes, businesses and cities, but then the money dried up because the new bulbs lasted way longer.

Then they started scrambling to do weird shit with lighting. Like cramming cameras and sensors into bulbs so lights could be used for surveillance in cities and stores. They were basically struggling to find a new reason why you’d want to by a new bulb.

Oh God if they put AI in the MX Master Mice then I'm boned.

Not everything has to be a subscription.

Unless you’re a greedy CEO. Then everything should be a subscription!