Why Would a Mouse Need To Connect To the Internet?

jbrodkin writes "In this hyper-connected, networked world, many more of our devices are getting linked to the cloud, whether we want them to or not. That's sometimes good, and sometimes bad, so when a basic device like a mouse requires a user to go online and set up an account to activate all of its functionality, people are understandably going to ask why? The latest entry in the saga of 'Why the hell does this thing need to connect to the Internet?' comes from Razer, which has caused an uproar by asking users to register gaming mice on the Internet. While it's mainly for syncing settings across devices, gamers are complaining that certain functionality might not be available unless you create an online account for your mouse. Razer has responded to the controversy, but its answers aren't entirely satisfactory."

Comments

Re:Razor products

[lucm]

Razor products are just shitty. I've purchased only one item from them

I guess you were filling the RMA form for your mouse instead of going to school the day they taught statistical inference. Also maybe instead of getting a Razer mouse you actually got a "Razor" mouse which may be a chinese knockoff, that would explain the low quality.

Re:This is why I use Linux.

[sjames]

I suppose that means you should probably choose from the OTHER half, doesn't it?