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Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Xatolos@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] 2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah, apparently the subscription for the mouse would be on top of the upfront cost. I'm honestly baffled that Logitech's CEO thinks anyone would buy it, this feels like an april fools joke

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wait so the subscription literally doesn't cover anything it's just the money I pay to Logitech for no reason?

[–] 2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id 1 points 1 month ago

I just skimmed through the podcast so I might be wrong, but it looks like the subscription would only cover updates to their AI "features":

'[...] is there a vision beyond “the software will do more for you” than just drive your mouse around?'

[...] Should the mouse do more than just move the cursor? Absolutely. And it does that today, and I think similarly about being more productive with shortcuts to the large language models and all kinds of other things. The guy that I met at a barbecue over the weekend who has programmed 120 shortcuts on his mouse, that’s the kind of stuff that can extend human potential in ways that are healthier.

[–] smb@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

i believe such happens only bcs society lets people into such positions without checking them to be fit in any way for anything except them having a bank account for receiving millions and a lawyer to check contracts and tell them what they should not say in public and receive parts of these millions in return for changing their customers "pampers".

or maybe that brainfart was just part of a trip on randomly mind altering illegal substances? or maybe a brain tumor? or maybe a brain parasite? or maybe a parasite brain? or maybe just normal capitalism? or maybe a tumor that grows in society?

i guess we will never know for sure.