@HailSeitan to Enshittification • 2 months agoLogitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscriptionarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square22arrow-up1131arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]technology
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkLogitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscriptionarstechnica.com@HailSeitan to Enshittification • 2 months agomessage-square22file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]technology
minus-squaref00f/erislinkfedilink26•2 months agoNormal, 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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•2 months agowhy would a mouse even need firmware updates? all it has to do is translate movement into bits, nothing about that should need altering…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 months agoSome have programmable button/other features that might benefit from firmware updates
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