Logitech: We don't have any mouse that works with Ubuntu

[Gilles Gravier]

Hi!

Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> Of course, ALL Logitech products work under Linux. But they are not
>> "supported" because Logitech isn't spending any time validating them.
>>
>> All Logitech mice (and keyboards) follow the USB-HID device specifications,
>> which is what the Linux mouse and keyboard drivers aim for.
>>
>> They work. All
> Then the problem is just Logitech pretending that me and my OS don't
> exist. They can do that, it's their choice to pretend that a potential
> customer does not exist. But I would not think that is good for
> business
Actually, you'd be surprized. By delivering spotless support for a
platform that covers 95% of the world market of desktop, they manage to
do very well.

And irony isn't just for the fun. That IS their business model.

In a way, they couldn't care less about Linux. They barely care for Mac
(but their software isn't that good on Mac).

They have a hard time understanding the interest of open source. It
takes a lot of time for a company with proprietary hardware, proprietary
software to make the leap and go full support of the open source world.
Look at ATI. They're not 100 % there yet either.

Give'em time.

And don't blame necessarily Logitech for all of it: Blame the sales rep
who doesn't know his products well enough to be able to tell you "yeah,
the mouse doesn't officially support Linux, but all the default USB-HID
features will work... so you can go ahead and buy it safely".

To give you an example... if you get a fancy Logitech bluetooth mouse
that comes with its own USB dongle... it will work, even if your Linux
machine doesn't have a working Bluetooth stack. Why? Because until the
USB dongle's Bluetooth stack is properly initialized, it first supports
the mouse as a USB-HID over proprietary radio protocol... But the sales
rep has no idea of that because he's only trained to sell you a no-risk
version at highest possible margin (or price if they're not smart enough).

Gilles.