Razer responds to Naga mouse debacle

[Jeremy]

Razer Naga mouse requires always-on internet?

No internet, no features.

[MOnk]

LOL, now you need to be online just to get your mouse to work. Next thing "PSU needs always online connection to give you more than 60V"

[Graal]

Why the fuck would a hardware peripheral device need to be online to access all its features? That's just retarded.

And yes, it's not really DRM, seeing as you can't exactly pirate a mouse, but it is possibly the most retarded thing since DRM.

[Uberutang]

Have you not seen the internet connection required Monitors yet?

[_Caboose_]

"Its because of piracy!

oh wait....."

[Venom]

Why the fuck would a hardware peripheral device need to be online to access all its features? That's just retarded.

And yes, it's not really DRM, seeing as you can't exactly pirate a mouse, but it is possibly the most retarded thing since DRM.

Totally agree , which idiot came up with this and which other actually actioned it . WTF

[jangutter]

I don't think it's because of piracy, I think it's rather a way to gather a LOT of use metrics (which buttons get clicked, customization options, how long the mouse lasts, error stats) from all their users, very, very cheaply.

I don't, for a second, believe that this is a "money saving" feature, and with flash memory this cheap, profiles are hilariously small to store on a mouse. RAZR just wants to mine crowd data :-p

[Weasley]

I don't think it's because of piracy, I think it's rather a way to gather a LOT of use metrics (which buttons get clicked, customization options, how long the mouse lasts, error stats) from all their users, very, very cheaply.

I don't, for a second, believe that this is a "money saving" feature, and with flash memory this cheap, profiles are hilariously small to store on a mouse. RAZR just wants to mine crowd data :-p

Ya so true. I have 2 naga's and this crappy software make me just mad. Doesn't work half the time.

[MOnk]

Why do you need a mouse with so many buttons, that just seems silly to me. Do you play games with one hand? Are 4/5 buttons on a regular mouse not enough?

[Weasley]

Why do you need a mouse with so many buttons, that just seems silly to me. Do you play games with one hand? Are 4/5 buttons on a regular mouse not enough?

i didnt buy them for the buttons. I like the shape. I only use 4 of the 12 buttons (back forward dpi profile up and dpi profile down and with windows 8 now the windows key ) if i can get wireless version with only back and forward on the side i would get that rather