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Logitech CEO Wants to Sell You a Subscription-Based 'Forever Mouse' (gizmodo.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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During a recent episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber shed some possible insight into the company’s view on one of its most important products. Saying that “the mouse built this house,” Faber shares the planning behind a Forever Mouse, a premium product that the company hopes will be the last you ever have to buy. There’s also a discussion about a subscription-based service and a deeper focus on AI.

For now, details on a Forever Mouse are thin, but you better believe there will be a catch. The Instant Pot was a product so good that customers rarely needed to buy another one. The company went bankrupt.

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[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 49 points 3 months ago (3 children)

But they need to convince me that the subscription is worthwhile!

[–] kubica@fedia.io 89 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you are going to ask questions maybe you are not the target demographic.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Damned straight! I'll stick with my boring old non-ai grandpa mouse.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Back in my day the mice had a tail, no scroll wheel, and only 2 buttons!

[–] Morphit 14 points 3 months ago

Back in my day, mice had balls.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

We used trackballs and loved them. We greased the mechanism with our forehead sweat as was the fashion at the time.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 3 months ago

When I were a lad, we used vi.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 40 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But they need to convince me that the subscription is worthwhile!

They'll remove any mice from the market that doesn't have a subscription model and others will follow suit.

Future mouse DLC: "Special promotion! $5 discount on unlocking right mouse button!"

[–] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They’ll remove any mice from the market that doesn’t have a subscription model and others will follow suit.

Good luck with removing aliexpress mice from the market

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I doubt the open source options will be adopting this strategy either.

I have a ploopy trackball and love it.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How does it compare to the m570?

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I use a left handed one, so I can't really comment on most ergonomic computer accessories.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

They look nice, but quite expensive.

[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If they only had a thumb trackball...

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like this?

[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Dang phone, not sure how I missed it. Thanks! Although oof on the price... Another poster mentioned elecom, they have a quite the variety of thumb trackballs, think I'll buy few of those for the price of one ploopy: https://elecomusa.com/collections/trackball Edit:spelling

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

True, they are expensive. But it's one of the very few left-handed, ergonomic mice/trackballs I've ever found.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Damn, I never thought to look there! Thanks!

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not if they and their competitors remove all the other options.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nah. There will always be companies just selling a mouse.

[–] Morphit 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You wouldn't print a mouse.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

Hell yeah!

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

Are they bluetooth?