Logitech, the Swiss company of computer peripherals and software that is now partially known for testing a mouse that could have required a subscription fee, no longer has any plans for such a product, according to new statements shared by Nicole Kenyon, Head of Global Corporate and Internal Communications at Logitech. The statement from Kenyon comes a week after Hanneke Faber, Logitech’s new CEO, revealed that a special prototype mouse, one in which she envisioned “possibly” charging ongoing fees for, had been developed by her company.
Kenyon clarified:
- “There are no plans for a subscription mouse.”
- “…the mouse mentioned is not an actual or planned product, but a peek into provocative internal thinking on future possibilities for more sustainable consumer electronics.”
The original comments from Faber:
- “…one of our team members showed me a forever mouse with the comparison to a watch. This is a nice watch, not a super expensive watch, but I’m not planning to throw that watch away ever.”
- “…why would I be throwing my mouse or my keyboard away if it’s a fantastic-quality, well-designed, software-enabled mouse. The forever mouse is one of the things that we’d like to get to.”
- “It was a little heavier, it had great software and services that you’d constantly update, and it was beautiful. So I don’t think we’re necessarily super far away from that.”
- “[I’m going to ask this very directly. Can you envision a subscription mouse?] Possibly. Yeah, and you never have to worry about it again, which is not unlike our video conferencing services today.”
A look at two of Logitech’s latest mice for customers:
Logitech on its latest mouse for gamers:
…featuring the exceedingly power-efficient HERO 25K sensor, the G309 offers over 300 hours of continuous gameplay at a 1 ms report rate in LIGHTSPEED on just one AA alkaline battery. Switch to Bluetooth mode; the battery life is over 600 hours on a single AA alkaline battery.
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Amazing how companies will leak something to gauge how the public will react.
I can't help but wonder if someone at Logitech had lunch or a conversation with someone at Ubisoft or EA which resulted in, a "Hey that gives me an idea" scenario.
"Grimlakin, post: 87931, member: 215" wrote:Amazing how companies will leak something to gauge how the public will react.
Yeah I thought the same thing. Not sure where they thought this type of thing was a good idea.
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Amazing how companies will leak something to gauge how the public will react.
I can't help but wonder if someone at Logitech had lunch or a conversation with someone at Ubisoft or EA which resulted in, a "Hey that gives me an idea" scenario.
Yeah I thought the same thing. Not sure where they thought this type of thing was a good idea.