Yeah, every time I use my mouse I think “man I really wish this was an subscription service!”
Comment on Logitech CEO Hanneke Faber wants an AI agent in every board meeting
otter@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Hanneke Faber became CEO of Logitech on December 1, 2023, after leaving her role as group president at Unilever. Since joining the Swiss peripheral manufacturer, Faber has attracted attention for her unconventional ideas about how personal technology should evolve – often with a focus on benefiting shareholders and companies first.
Faber is now best known for proposing the so-called “Forever Mouse” concept – a device with constantly evolving firmware features built on base hardware that customers would purchase only once. According to Faber, users would happily pay monthly or annual subscriptions to access these software-based upgrades. However, no concrete business plans have yet been announced to bring the idea to market.
Regarding pricing, the CEO compared the mouse to a Rolex watch and the software to Logitech’s video conferencing business. A paid subscription is possible, but Faber offered no further details.
What 😄
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 13 hours ago
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Honestly I wouldn’t mind if a company charged like, $1/month or something reasonable like that but for some reason some asshole made it standard practice to charge $10-$15/month for literally anything and now everyone uses that as the starting point for their “services”
overload@sopuli.xyz 3 hours ago
Maybe if they have you the mouse for free $1 a month would be reasonable. But it’s a mouse. What killer software could one be paying for for a mouse subscription.
criss_cross@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
I’d rather have no software with my mouse than this dystopian nightmare.
Deestan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yes a subscription service for my… mouse please that sounds like an improvement.
Make all tools obtrusive lets go
AbidanYre@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I move my mouse and the cursor moves on screen. What other features is she planning to add?
jumjummy@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
An AI that moves the mouse on your screen so you don’t need to! Now you can go back to work while your mouse doom scrolls for you.
desmosthenes@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
sad to see I’ll never buy logitech again. gotta tell all the walmart homies not to either
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
How is a person so out of touch?
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 6 hours ago
Read her bio page at Logitech. Looks like she got into a leader role because she previously had a leader role. She is in the best case some CEO who brings “value” to a company, but she has zero background relevant to computers, software, hardware or peripheral.
I don’t see how she would have first hand experience with her product line.
end_stage_ligma@lemmy.world 55 minutes ago
isn’t it funny how the folks who actually study, design, and make things earn pennies compared to the C-suit gang that takes home the lion’s share for diddling with money (and kids)?
SupraMario@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
The same reason she thinks that AI should be in meetings…to bad she could be replaced by AI and nothing of value was lost…
enbiousenvy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 hours ago
previous job at unilever lol