It looks like basically, you'll have to use questionable software and connect to the internet to use all the products features.
This is such a bird brained and hypocritical (for them) thing to do with completely flawed reasoning. Trying to justify the internet requirement is absurd to begin with but using the price of memory for the argument takes the cake. A 4GB USB flash drive costs under R40, so how much would storing some settings on a chip need, then consider it would be a bulk order for them and no packaging for the memory etc, so R5-R10 extra. A cheap Razer mouse is easily over R500 so I can really see that R10 breaking the bank.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...rnet-connection-youre-doing-cloud-wrong.shtml
When A Mouse Requires An Internet Connection, You're Doing 'Cloud' Wrong
from the so-many-options-for-the-hardware,-so-few-for-the-users dept
In a situation eerily similar to "always-on" DRM schemes, Razer mouse and keyboard purchasers are finding their high-end peripherals bricked by software that requires an internet connection to function.
So, why would a mouse need an internet connection to be usable? Well, it's supposed to be a feature, but it's behaving more like a bug. A forum member at Overclock.net explains the problem with his new ~$80 mouse .................................
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Also their privacy policy doesn't seem encouraging either.
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http://www.bluesnews.com/s/136583/razer-mouse-software-requires-internet-watches-you-carefully
By using Razer Synapse 2.0 (“Synapse”), the Subscriber agrees that Razer may collect aggregate information, individual information, and personally identifiable information. Razer may share aggregate information and individual information with other parties. Razer shall not share personally identifiable information with other parties, except as described in the policy below.
Razer may use customer contact information provided by Subscribers to send information about Razer, including news about product updates, contests, events, and other promotional materials, but only if the Subscriber agrees to receive such communications. Except in the cases described below, Razer will not share personally identifiable information with any third party unless the Subscriber agrees to such disclosure in advance.
While provision of personally identifiable information remains entirely voluntary, Razer reserves the right to make access to certain value-added services or features conditional upon the supply of personally identifiable information. In such situations, the Subscriber will be given the option to decline use of the particular value added service or feature if he does not wish to furnish personally identifiable information.
In some situations, personally identifiable information the Subscriber inputs in connection with Synapse may be made searchable or otherwise available to other Subscribers (such as in certain public functions). Razer has no obligation to keep the privacy of personally identifiable information that is made available by a Subscriber to other Subscribers.
Collection of personally identifiable information may be out-sourced to associates under agreement with Razer. These associates may adhere to their own set of privacy policies.
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This is such a bird brained and hypocritical (for them) thing to do with completely flawed reasoning. Trying to justify the internet requirement is absurd to begin with but using the price of memory for the argument takes the cake. A 4GB USB flash drive costs under R40, so how much would storing some settings on a chip need, then consider it would be a bulk order for them and no packaging for the memory etc, so R5-R10 extra. A cheap Razer mouse is easily over R500 so I can really see that R10 breaking the bank.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...rnet-connection-youre-doing-cloud-wrong.shtml
When A Mouse Requires An Internet Connection, You're Doing 'Cloud' Wrong
from the so-many-options-for-the-hardware,-so-few-for-the-users dept
In a situation eerily similar to "always-on" DRM schemes, Razer mouse and keyboard purchasers are finding their high-end peripherals bricked by software that requires an internet connection to function.
So, why would a mouse need an internet connection to be usable? Well, it's supposed to be a feature, but it's behaving more like a bug. A forum member at Overclock.net explains the problem with his new ~$80 mouse .................................
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Edit...
Also their privacy policy doesn't seem encouraging either.
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http://www.bluesnews.com/s/136583/razer-mouse-software-requires-internet-watches-you-carefully
By using Razer Synapse 2.0 (“Synapse”), the Subscriber agrees that Razer may collect aggregate information, individual information, and personally identifiable information. Razer may share aggregate information and individual information with other parties. Razer shall not share personally identifiable information with other parties, except as described in the policy below.
Razer may use customer contact information provided by Subscribers to send information about Razer, including news about product updates, contests, events, and other promotional materials, but only if the Subscriber agrees to receive such communications. Except in the cases described below, Razer will not share personally identifiable information with any third party unless the Subscriber agrees to such disclosure in advance.
While provision of personally identifiable information remains entirely voluntary, Razer reserves the right to make access to certain value-added services or features conditional upon the supply of personally identifiable information. In such situations, the Subscriber will be given the option to decline use of the particular value added service or feature if he does not wish to furnish personally identifiable information.
In some situations, personally identifiable information the Subscriber inputs in connection with Synapse may be made searchable or otherwise available to other Subscribers (such as in certain public functions). Razer has no obligation to keep the privacy of personally identifiable information that is made available by a Subscriber to other Subscribers.
Collection of personally identifiable information may be out-sourced to associates under agreement with Razer. These associates may adhere to their own set of privacy policies.
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