• douglasg14b@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    We already do, with intentionally fast breaking switches. They get away with charging $100 for a mouse, and ensuring a $0.30 part will break long before the devices useful lifetime. Generating mountains of ewaste.

    Why can’t they get away with the next step, which is charging a subscription fee to use their mice as well?