HailSeitan@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 5 months agoLogitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscriptionarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: techtakes@awful.systemspcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkLogitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscriptionarstechnica.comHailSeitan@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square18fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: techtakes@awful.systemspcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squaref00f/eris@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoNormal, plug and play mice last a long time, with or without firmware updates, which are typically free. I guarantee that nobody will buy this mouse, and if it does release it will stop receiving updates within six months.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agowhy would a mouse even need firmware updates? all it has to do is translate movement into bits, nothing about that should need altering…
minus-squaregeneral_kitten@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoSome have programmable button/other features that might benefit from firmware updates
Normal, plug and play mice last a long time, with or without firmware updates, which are typically free. I guarantee that nobody will buy this mouse, and if it does release it will stop receiving updates within six months.
why would a mouse even need firmware updates? all it has to do is translate movement into bits, nothing about that should need altering…
Some have programmable button/other features that might benefit from firmware updates