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Logitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscription
(arstechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2024
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Enshittification
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From the article:
"Subscription models have been gaining popularity among business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) tech companies because they offer a more reliable, recurring revenue source than hardware sales."
Well, I reckon I've been using the same $15 mouse for close to a decade now and it still works fine. If it stops working I'd much rather just buy another $15 mouse than have another goddamned bill to pay every month
at this point you can probably make your own mouse with a microcomputer, a sensor, and some suguru or whatever.