Comment on Logitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technica

fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• Zak@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  How? Is the mouse reliant on their servers to operate?

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• crank0271@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  How are they bricking it? Is that something that other Logitech vertical mouse owners need to worry about?

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  • fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I wasn’t clear but I meant that their build quality has gone down significantly since the 90s when they developed a good reputation and market share. A single click starts to randomly register as a double click over time.

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    • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s not them bricking it though. Yes it’s shitty build quality, but that is an entirely different issue than them bricking equipment that still is very much functional from a HW perspective.

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      • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Personally, I see planned obsolescence as the same thing. It’s all to force you to buy new stuff whether you want to or not.

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      • fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Right, it’s using a metaphor, drawing a link between the classic definition of bricking and an overall pattern of otherwise selling a product that becomes non useful. Implying that this outcome is fundamental and spans specific vehicles for getting there.

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    • crank0271@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Ah, well, if you’ve got an hour and are fairly handy…

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      • fakeplastic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Thank you! I’ll check that out.

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• dubyakay@lemmy.ca ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ploopy time!

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