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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] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I use their webcams and I'm not very impressed with the results. They haven't updated the technology in a decade or more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That's a fair point. It's interesting because this month I was considering upgrading my webcam to a 1080p 60fps one and certainly was going to consider them. I probably would have lightly researched a new Logi webcam and then bought it considering their track record and how wonderful my products have been.

I want to give companies my money in exchange for good products, but it's weird! My morals won't let me for some reason. It's like I don't agree with Logitech or something! Oh well! I'll keep my money in my pocket and save it for a better product that doesn't treat their customers like cattle.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's such a pain to find things. Would be nice to just have a list of products that work decently without subscriptions or printer ink economy bullshit.

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

When enough people are burned, that list will arise spontaneously. I'm sure there are some that are out there, but they probably are not well-known yet.

For example in the privacy community, Privacy Guides is one of the golden sources. I expect we'll see something soon for products that avoid enshittification.

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

If you don't mind spending money on a good product, the Insta360 Link is a fantastic webcam. It has a 3-axis gimbal which lets you pan, tilt, and rotate. It has an AI feature that's actually useful - it can follow you as you move around.

Their control software only works on Windows and MacOS but I'm working on something similar for Linux.