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look, the enshittification isn't going to do itself (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 months ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 50 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What would a mouse subscription even provide?

It infuriates me to see companies now co-opting the "forever X" language from the right-to-repair movement so that instead of "a well-constructed object you care for, repair, and use for multiple generations" it means "a thing you can pay a subscription on forever."

Logitech used to make such good hardware too. I have a pair of wired earbuds they made 15 years ago and they still work great, even after being accidentally machine washed. If any of their modern hardware was half that good they'd be all I buy.

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 5 points 3 months ago

My logi mouse doesn't have software like wtf are they talking about. It's a mouse?