It seems to me that you fundamentally misunderstand the premise of the subscription... You're not paying for ink or cartridges in the first place, but for the s

It seems to me that you fundamentally misunderstand the premise of the subscription... You're not paying for ink or cartridges in the first place, but for the service of printing. It's also cheaper by your own admission (6 < 8.8) (assuming color prints, because why else buy a color printer?).