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As if it wasn't bad enough that they want me to use a random internet service to add a keyboard to a usb wifi receiver, they have the balls to put this for Firefox users. I clicked out of pure curiosity, as I'm not even remotely interested in involving a corporate internet service in getting my keyboard connected to my computer. This is the message you get now on Logi Options software if you have a Unifying Receiver: This is the message you get now on Logi Options software if you have a Unifying Receiver

For the curious: https://logiwebconnect.com

EDIT: some people on the thread have brought up that the error message being displayed for Firefox users is due to the WebUSB API not being implemented by Firefox due to security concerns. This still does not justify having to use a web app to plug peripherals to a PC.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This picture here seems pretty damning for a monopoly suit. They didn't even include Firefox, meaning every browser listed is reliant on Chrome's Chromium engine.

[–] JGrffn 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Other people on the thread have commented that it's actually due to Firefox not implementing WebUSB due to security concerns, so it is technically a valid message, but for the wrong reasons. Why the hell does this need to be a web app?

[–] jungekatz 13 points 1 year ago

For tracking purposes !

[–] Carighan 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The reason is simple: Web developers earn less on average than backend developers.

It's the exact reason why nearly all modern "apps" are just packaged browsers rendering web pages and their APIs are in turn node servers also running in the background. Instead of actually native software. The web devs are cheap, more so if you keep hiring fresh BAs and firing anyone with seniority.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Backend developers are a subset of web developers. Did you mean application developers?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Carighan 2 points 1 year ago

You're right, the site rendered weirdly so I had trouble finding the arrow to select my OS at first, but it does provide a proper driver for this! The thing OP lists seems to be the default, which is LUC-for-Chrome.