cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/23048125
Wtf why does literally everything need a subscription now??? How much money do these companies think I have to spend on this shit? I’m sure as hell not going to ever pay a monthly subscription fee to be able to use a mouse that I already had to pay $200 for up front…
From the article:
“Subscription models have been gaining popularity among business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) tech companies because they offer a more reliable, recurring revenue source than hardware sales.”
Well, I reckon I’ve been using the same $15 mouse for close to a decade now and it still works fine. If it stops working I’d much rather just buy another $15 mouse than have another goddamned bill to pay every month
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…
Perfect name. I’m forever not renting this mouse.
Why the fuck would a mouse need software updates? It just needs to translate movement into cursor coordinates, and record clicks. It’s a very simple tool.
Typical MBA bullshit
