Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoLogitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1424
arrow-up1424external-linkLogitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comOtter Raft@lemmy.ca to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square145fedilink
minus-squarecrank0271@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoHow are they bricking it? Is that something that other Logitech vertical mouse owners need to worry about?
minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoThat’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.
minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoYeah no you’re just using the wrong words to describe your issue.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoPersonally, I see planned obsolescence as the same thing. It’s all to force you to buy new stuff whether you want to or not.
minus-squarecrank0271@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoAh, well, if you’ve got an hour and are fairly handy…
How are they bricking it? Is that something that other Logitech vertical mouse owners need to worry about?
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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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Yeah no you’re just using the wrong words to describe your issue.
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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.
Ah, well, if you’ve got an hour and are fairly handy…
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