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Subject: Re: Are You Ready For Subscription MICE?
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Frak no. I hate subscriptions. I use boring plain mouses.


Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Are you ready to pay a monthly subscription fee for your computer
> mouse?

> No, of course you're not. What a stupid idea. But it's being floated
> around at Logitech. The company is considering a "forever mouse" with
> constantly updated software and services. All paid for with (possibly)
> a subscription.

> The mouse itself is a slightly more robust version of their current
> line; good quality, well designed. The software... well, they're not
> quite sure about that yet. Extra programmability and macro support for
> sure. Maybe something to do with AI too. AI sells, right?

> To be clear, a lot of this is pie-in-the-sky hypothesizing by
> Logitech; there's nothing definite yet. But the announcement shows
> that Logitech isn't averse to the concept. They're floating the idea
> to see how well it's received.

> And... I get it. Mice are a solved problem. They cost a few bucks to
> manufacture, you can buy them for $20, and then they last for a decade
> or more. Most people really don't care about what features a mouse
> has; just so long as it has three buttons and a wheel, and grab the
> one that's on sale. It's not an industry with huge recurring revenue.
> If you're in charge of the Logitech Mouse And Pointing Device
> Division, you're probably desperate to find new ways to bring in
> income. An idea to somehow attach a subscription to use a mouse
> probably seems like something dropped from heaven.

> But this one is so ridiculous it's hard to believe it wasn't laughed
> out of the board room when first suggested. Firstly, a forever mouse
> implies either hardware quality that can last... well, forever, or
> that Logitech will continue to support (or possibly replace free of
> charge) the hardware when it breaks down. Neither seems likely.
> Logitech hardware isn't bottom-level /crap/ but they're fairly average
> consumer goods. I've used their mice for years, and I like its heft
> and feel, but it's been problematic and I doubt it'll last more than a
> decade. Logitech is not where you turn to for high-end gear, and never
> has been. Logitech might want to be the Ferrari of mice, but they've
> not the talent for it. They're the middle ground between the $3
> Shenzhen crap and the overly-priced gimcracks from Razer and the like.
> That's their specialty; their market.

> And their software? Let's just say that I'm more likely to pay for
> Logitech software NOT to be installed on my PC. It's bloated, buggy,
> and filled with unnecessary features. I don't go looking to Logitech
> for software solutions... even to use with their own hardware. They've
> not the talent for that either.

> Really, the only thing GOOD about the idea is how laughably ridiculous
> it is. We can all use a good chuckle.

> Except... then I remember that HP pushed a monthly ink subscription
> service on some of its customers and I realize this sort of nonsense
> sometimes actually comes to pass. (HP has recently backed away from
> that idea, though). Hopefully Logitech won't even start.



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