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

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 40 points 4 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!"

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 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

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

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

I have a ploopy trackball and love it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How does it compare to the m570?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

They look nice, but quite expensive.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If they only had a thumb trackball...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Like this?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Damn, I never thought to look there! Thanks!