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[-] Johanno@feddit.org 29 points 4 months ago

What they want to sell:

A mouse with the quality of the mice 20 years ago. And you need to subscribe to software updates. However the subscription is not optional. If you don't pay monthly you can't use the mouse.

What I would actually pay for:

A high quality mouse with an open interface and maybe open source software for it. So I can maintain the software by myself. Usually you can achieve a high quality standard in a few months, and unless there are some driver issues, it should work forever.

I have a "gamer mouse" with a lot of features, custom dpi settings, custom color settings, rebinding keys and so on.

However I used the software once to set it up and on Linux I can't even change it. I will never receive any updates!

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 19 points 4 months ago

Quality of the mouse of 20 years ago? Are were going to need the cook the eggs extra long to replace the mouse balls again?

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

We'd already switched to optical mice in 2004.

[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago
[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

You might want to check that again.

[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago

Shhh yes, yes it's 2014. Obama just made it so we can unlock our phones legally. You are playing Skyrim for (only) the 4th time. Covid sounds like a bad name for a youtube podcast. The jenga tower of your game mods crashes down. You grunt... Did you save recently?

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

What I'm wondering is: who the hell is upvoting that?

[-] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago
[-] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

And feel old? No thanks!

[-] Etterra@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

What sane people will buy: hey this one's good enough, plus it's on sale for $10!

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

Nah, wouldn't want to miss the accelerated scroll of the MX Master. Why is this not standard yet, software-side like pointer acceleration?

[-] LinusSexTips@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Ratbagd / Piper doesn't work for your mouse?

[-] Johanno@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago

Hp omen is not supported

[-] Johanno@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago

Never tried it. I didn't knew that existed

[-] LinusSexTips@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Works for my Logi mouse, was very happy when I found the package (thanks nixpkgs search)

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