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Logitech CEO Wants to Sell You a Subscription-Based 'Forever Mouse' (gizmodo.com)

submitted 3 months ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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During a recent episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber shed some possible insight into the company’s view on one of its most important products. Saying that “the mouse built this house,” Faber shares the planning behind a Forever Mouse, a premium product that the company hopes will be the last you ever have to buy. There’s also a discussion about a subscription-based service and a deeper focus on AI.

For now, details on a Forever Mouse are thin, but you better believe there will be a catch. The Instant Pot was a product so good that customers rarely needed to buy another one. The company went bankrupt.

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[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I bought half a dozen G502's when I found out they were changing them many years ago, and I've only opened 1 of them. Pretty sure I'm good for life at this point.

I like the M705 for my work PC. Wireless and the batteries literally last for years. They do eventually die to the 'double click of death' so no points for longevity of hardware.

Also have a G13 that I like. Never found a better gaming half-keyboard but they stopped making them a long time ago.

[–] Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

did you ever watch the youtube 'deepdive' into the double click?

Turns out they are using an older switch which, while great at the time, wants a higher voltage than modern, electricity diet, mice.

https://youtu.be/v5BhECVlKJA

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I have not but I'll check it out later. Thanks!

[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Dude, the G502 is such a great mouse. Mine has lived through so many years of gaming and is still chugging!

If you get ~7 years of life out of the M705, I would consider that to be quality since it would last through thousands of hours of usage. Any less and I would consider it a dud product, but that is certainly my opinion only there.

Never heard of the G13 before, so I looked it up and I think that's pretty cool! This would have been a product I would have to try to see if it would fit my use case for gaming. A mini keyboard with a joystick seems cool, and admittedly I'm hovering my left hand in the air and trying to mimick what that would be like. Hard to conceptualize without actually trying it! I hope you got good use out of it, it does seem really cool.

If Logitech didn't enshittify, they should've made their own version of the Power Glove. 😀 The Power Glove was way before my time on Earth, but man that would've been cool to see for PC.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have never found anything as nice for my hand as the G502, and it has the perfect amount of buttons. That's why I had to stock up!

The G13 got really popular AFTER Logitech discontinued it, because there really hasn't been anything like it on the market. I went looking to stock up on those too, but I was too late - they will go for a couple hundred bucks or more, used, when you can find one!

[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Such a shame too because I always recommended the G502. I love the feel, the ergonomics, and the button placement. I love the customizeable weights you can swap in. I used to play with all the weights, but then over the years I took them all out and now use none. My aim got better in FPS games - I went from steaming hot garbage to just regular garbage LOL.

I'm going to watch a couple review videos of the G13 to see if it's up my alley. And if yes, I'll add that bad boy to my watch lists and pick up a used one if I can score it for a decent price.

[–] dan@upvote.au 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They do eventually die to the 'double click of death' so no points for longevity of hardware.

Interesting... I've had one for 10 years, use it nearly daily, and haven't had any issues.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I’m on my 3rd or 4th one now. They still always last a good 5 years.