I saw this same behavior and was absolutely furious at having to agree to it. I've got a decade-old HP laser printer that I refill the toner on, and it's still

I saw this same behavior and was absolutely furious at having to agree to it. I've got a decade-old HP laser printer that I refill the toner on, and it's still chugging along. Recently, I had to set up a printer for my church, someone else had bought an HP. After seeing the setup shenanigans, I have decided to never buy another HP printer. In fact, just a few weeks after setting up that one, I was tasked with buying another printer for a different office at the church: went with a Brother and it was a breeze to set up without any onerous terms to agree to.