Logitech decries subscription-based forever mouse that "is not an actual or planned product but a peek into provocative internal thinking on futur...

[Windows Central]

Logitech's CEO recently discussed a mouse that would require a subscription to receive software updates. The company has since clarified that it has no plans for such an accessory.

Logitech decries subscription-based forever mouse that "is not an actual or planned product but a peek into provocative internal thinking on futur... : Read more

 

[eric peacock]

What a ridiculous notion, especially considering the inevitable button fatigue that every single Logitech mouse and trackball I have bought in the last 10 years gets.
I have a whole fleet of Logitech pointing devices with worn out left button that either double clicks on its own or doesn't register clicks unless I slam my finger on the button.

I kept telling myself "meh, it's $35, what are you gonna do?", and buy a replacement. One thing that irked me was the same problem carried over to the M575 refresh. What really peeved me off was two of the more expensive mouse models, on gaming and on "productivity", also had the left button wear out in 18 months or less.

After so man years of literally every single Logitech device I bought going bad (and relatively soon), I finally have denounced Logitech entirely. I'm on my second year with a Kensington trackball, and a little over a year on the Razer mouse I'd bought on clearance just to have a backup mouse handy. The Kensington trackball already has outlasted all but one login device I've ever had. The Razer mouse has 8 months to go, and then it will also have outlasted all but one Logi device.

Even if they do go off the deep end and make a subscription service, it's definitely won't be "forever" or "for life" because the hardware simply doesn't last long.

 

[nocturn9x]

What a ridiculous notion, especially considering the inevitable button fatigue that every single Logitech mouse and trackball I have bought in the last 10 years gets.
I have a whole fleet of Logitech pointing devices with worn out left button that either double clicks on its own or doesn't register clicks unless I slam my finger on the button.

I kept telling myself "meh, it's $35, what are you gonna do?", and buy a replacement. One thing that irked me was the same problem carried over to the M575 refresh. What really peeved me off was two of the more expensive mouse models, on gaming and on "productivity", also had the left button wear out in 18 months or less.

After so man years of literally every single Logitech device I bought going bad (and relatively soon), I finally have denounced Logitech entirely. I'm on my second year with a Kensington trackball, and a little over a year on the Razer mouse I'd bought on clearance just to have a backup mouse handy. The Kensington trackball already has outlasted all but one login device I've ever had. The Razer mouse has 8 months to go, and then it will also have outlasted all but one Logi device.

Even if they do go off the deep end and make a subscription service, it's definitely won't be "forever" or "for life" because the hardware simply doesn't last long.

I don't know why everyone seems to be having so many failures with Logitech products: the heck are y'all doing with your mice? My G305 is still going strong after over 2 years of daily use...

 

[It's a toaster]

I don't know why everyone seems to be having so many failures with Logitech products: the heck are y'all doing with your mice? My G305 is still going strong after over 2 years of daily use...

I wonder if it's because of the way people hold their mouse, I haven't had any G series mice (used to have a M170 which lasted well, like 5 years I think?), maybe different types of gripping puts pressure on a weak spot or something

 

[nocturn9x]

I wonder if it's because of the way people hold their mouse, I haven't had any G series mice (used to have a M170 which lasted well, like 5 years I think?), maybe different types of gripping puts pressure on a weak spot or something

That was my guess as well. Some people may be death gripping their mice without realizing it. User error? Ahh, the good ol PEBKAC...

 

[Walkop]

This whole article is inaccurate as it's based on a false premise.

The "forever mouse" was never about software. It was about software AND hardware - being made up of hardware components that would be repaired or replaced for free under the subscription.

You're literally paying for a subscription for a mouse that is designed to be kept and he usable forever. That's the concept. Not paying for the sake of paying for software. Logitech's CEO went into this concept a bit more in detail.

Whether you like or agree with that is a different story, of course; but, a note to the writer, stop taking things out of context and running with it, please. It's lazy reporting.

 

[taynjack]

There are two ways to run a business.

1. Think about what you want and how you will get it.
2. Think about your clients needs and how you can support and improve what they already do.

This mouse idea seems to fall in the first category. Apple used to feel strongly like the second category, at least, publicly. Microsoft often reveals itself to be the first category.