Last fall, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber was roundly ridiculed after suggesting the company would like to produce a "Forever Mouse" - a mouse with a monthly subscription fee for software updates. It seemed to betray a lack of understanding: many people who buy mice don't want software at all, much less software they have to pay for; the idea they'd pay every month is ridiculous.
But as I sit here with a perfectly good Logitech mouse, the best I've ever owned, I'm starting to think some sort of "forever mouse" wouldn't be such a bad idea. Logitech has an opportunity and a responsibility to make its mice last longer, and I have part of the proof right underneath my palm. I use a great mouse that is slowly disintegrating.
In some ways, my wireless Logitech G502 Lightspeed is already a forever mouse. I may never have to charge or replace its battery again, because I use Logitech's magic wireless charging mouse pad to automatically keep its battery at the perfect level. I haven't plugged in this mouse once in nearly three and a half years.
Luckily, the mouse's buttons and sensor have held up well over the same period, as far as I can tell. But the soft rubber grips that let me hold t …
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No. We don't need hardware tied to SaaS at all. Full stop. There's nothing to add.
Maybe the article goes a different direction, but I'll never know because The Verge now apparently has a login wall on their articles.