HailSeitan@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 4 months agoLogitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscriptionarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: techtakes@awful.systemspcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkLogitech has an idea for a “forever mouse” that requires a subscriptionarstechnica.comHailSeitan@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: techtakes@awful.systemspcgaming@lemmy.catechnology@lemmy.world
minus-squaref00f/eris@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up27·4 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-up9·4 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_kittenlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·4 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