Yeah… Now that everyone found out about the idea and said “fuck Logitech.” lol
If there was no reaction or a positive reaction to it they would definitely be planning on releasing one.
- Tests the waters
- Finds it far too close to boiling point
- Loudly claims “I have no plan to get in there!”
(But we’re still doing it, shhh)
I am so fucking tired of this era of rampant consumer abuse. So. Fucking. Tired.
They test us and test us and test us until we are so exhausted that one of their bullshit tests goes through and becomes an industry standard and now everyone except a tiny handful of ridiculously rich people are slightly worse off.
Repeat ad enshittificatum.
And any “consumer victory” just means after an exhaustive fight, they’ll still just wait 5-10 news cycles and do the bad thing anyway. It’s republicans modified gish gallop playbook.
how about linux software
Damage control.
The problem is that companies talk to two sets of people and they both want to hear different things.
Users, who want to hear that they’re making a new mouse that costs $5 and lasts forever and gives you a blowjob, and shareholders, who want a $50 a month subscription mouse that harvests the users organs while they’re at it.
And it’s the CEO’s job to keep both of those people just unhappy enough to stick around.
i think users just want a functioning mouse that doesn’t fall apart in months.
But they’ll implement a one time fee to change your dpi, and then a few years after that it’ll be subscription.
Fruit of the Loom has no plans for a subscription underpants.
“Subscription expired, reverting to transparent burlap trial version.”
i have a logitech mouse from the 90s that plugs in and still works why do i need a subscription?
That is the reason why they r pushing for a subscription. If everyone who wants a mouse have a mouse how will the poor company earn money. How will the billionaire buy another yacht.
NOW they don’t because word got out too soon
“Ahahaha. I was kidding. …unless…?”
But what about an AI mouse?
Wow, a mouse with an extra button that can only be used to launch some process which opens up a window to ChatGPT. What a great use of AI!
Click for more info here!
/s
This is no less, than a gaslighting tactic
So it sounds like they did have plans, or at least ideas, for it but are now backtracking after the 100% deserved backlash.
Still 1000% have those plans, they are just going to get quiet about them externally for a bit longer now.
The new CEO had the beginning of an idea in an interview. The interviewer tried to push back while still keeping the interview going, but it became messy real quick.
If that’s the new CEO’s first idea, good luck, Logitech.
Patel: I’m going to ask this very directly. Can you envision a subscription mouse?
Faber: Possibly.
It was so bad Nilay Patel had to apologize (semi-seriously) about causing a news cycle about a mouse.
Same thing happened earlier this year with Wendy’s new CEO. His brilliant plan to make a name for himself was rolling out dynamic pricing. After days of well deserved backlash Wendy’s had to come out and walk it back while insisting they had never planned to use this to do lunch/dinner surge pricing.
Isn’t that what pizzerias and such often do, though, to get more customers in throughout the day? Where I live, a pizza for lunch is often like 20-40% cheaper than a pizza for dinner, and I think that’s actually alright.
every company brainstorms at some point and come up with a few good and a lot of bad ideas;
it doesn’t make it any closer to being a reality, the only difference is that this was made public.
They were running it by to see if the host will accept the parasite. They will be back folks
This idea is so bad it should not have even been brought up
We have subscription services in cars now.
I’m betting it’ll happen either way.
It’s a fucking stupid future.
Exactly–and someone had to make the unpopular decision to announce it and weather the first round of criticisms. They also will be the first to profit from said stupid idea when they roll it out and the dumbs line up to buy it for fomo reasons or whatever
My car has 6 or 7 subscriptions I believe? I lost count.
And this is one reason why I hate modern cars. But then again, there’s no alternative, and that sucks.
there’s no alternative
Older cars?
Maybe for now, but there’s fewer and fewer around. In ten-twenty years time it will be hard to find a 90s car with reasonable mileage.
Weird, my Tesla has 0.
Looks like tesla offers a premium subscription for most things and a separate one for the fancy cruise control… So I assume you have an old model or your being a troll?
Just because they exist don’t mean I have them.
Some ideas are so bad you make sure they never get released
Yep, that’s what I like to call a soft release
Trial balloon.
This one happened to be made of lead.
it will probably resurface again and again until people accept it.
They were just throwing it out to gauge reaction. They won’t give up on the idea just yet.
Sort of like how excited Wendy’s was to offer surge pricing, until 2 days later when they suddenly had “no plans to ever implement surge pricing, what’re yall talkin’ 'bout?”
Absolutely fucking not
Ah yes, the ol’ “joking about a threesome” trick.
“What?! Oh, no I mean… I was just joking, honey. I’d never do that… I mean unless…”
No I didn’t mean I wanted to try but butt stuff! I was just kidding! Unless you’re into it honey 😜!
That always reeks of so much insecurity to me. Just own up to it. If you are in a relationship, “sure, I would do a threesome, but only if you actively want it too and we both agreed on the person and what was allowed or forbidden”. Not in a relationship, “Sure, I would be down for a threesome as long as the desires and limits of all people involved are discussed before hand and accepted by all”. There, with that attitude there’s less risk of confusion or misunderstanding.
Look, I’m not gay but if my girl wants to bang Andrew Garfield, we’re having a three-way. My only ground rule is no one is allowed to leave anyone else for Andrew Garfield. And that includes Andrew Garfield…
Not sure why you’re getting down votes because this is the way. If you want something, be open and ask for consent. Just be okay with people saying no, too, and you’re good
“Not in a relationship” : I’m up for a twoesome!
Actually 100% agree. Was more about the meme than real life though.
Communication, honesty, boundaries that are mutually agreed upon and respected is the sign of a healthy relationship… not any artificial external construct set by religion, peers, or some perceived “norm” from society.
That being said, I couldn’t think of a more clever comparison to make. 😅
Wow, a mythical rational adult talking about sexual topics in a mature fashion, that’s like a unicorn!
But seriously, you’re right on the money. That’s how my wife and I started bringing people into our relationship, and now we have a throuple hahaha.
As shoddy as the QC has been lately, I’m sure they have their consumer base to worry about. I bought a gray lift ergo mouse. Left click stopped working properly after about 3 weeks. Bought a cheaper, legit 3-button with a wheel also. Adjustable, rechargeable cordless. Works wonderfully after a month.
Works wonderfully after a month.
Is that the quality standard these days?
Well when the previous one lasted only three weeks…
