Logitech: 'Forever mouse' was just a (bad) idea

> The ‘forever mouse’ is not an actual or planned product, but a peek into provocative internal thinking on future possibilities for more sustainable consumer electronics.

In other words, the "forever mouse" was just the CEO riffing on a direction that Logitech absolutely plans on going in, but that specific one wasn't on the planning charts yet.

A peek into the internal thinking of a tech CEO, who has no idea how to grow the company other than to copy competing tech companies' business models.

> a peek into provocative internal thinking on future possibilities

Is that a corporate slang for “how can these suckers pay us more without us giving them anything new?”

It's called "leasing". A mouse is too cheap to be leased though.

I can see the case for expensive tech a hypothetical sophisticated maglev gaming keyboard. Or a very high quality expensive streaming camera, in the same league a top-tier brand like Sony or Fujifilm.

IMO, nothing they make right now would fit the bill. It would have to be a new product with expensive tech that makes it superior to anything out there in it's league.

A CEO that came from the fashion industry is the wrong pick for a technology company IMO.

Apple removed ports and physical buttons to favor design over functionality only to bring them back years later.

They ran it up the flagpole. Got fingers rather than salutes.

Related Logitech has an idea for a "forever mouse" that requires a subscription (52 points, 7 days ago, 54 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41112273

I'm just going to buy mouse with replaceable switch. I think it's going to stay forever.

I know it's anecdotal, but all of Logitech mouses that I bought have problems quickly, e.g. the clicky switch or the mouse wheel sensor. As if it's made with planned obsolescence.