> More complicated than your microwave, fridge freezer, television? Absolutely, none of those tend to crap out by merely looking in their direction! > There's

> More complicated than your microwave, fridge freezer, television? Absolutely, none of those tend to crap out by merely looking in their direction! > There's nothing complicated about these devices Printers and scanners have had atrocious UX for as long as I've lived - going from driver installation, to the accessory software, to poor hardware build quality and questionable decisions by the makers that reek of planned obsolescence, poor regard for consumable economy, and other nefarious ploys. This applies to both the home and professional (office) markets in my experience. It's only in recent years where I've seen some printers or scanners where I've said to myself: "huh, you know what, this one ain't half-bad".