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This guy seems to have it backwards. We, as end users (the argument may be different for B2B) are the ones making the investment here. I’m purchasing a printer
by lp0_on_fire 3y ago
This guy seems to have it backwards. We, as end users (the argument may be different for B2B) are the ones making the investment here.
I’m purchasing a printer with the hope that it spits out pages reliably with as few jams as possible for a reasonable price.
As I get older I’m starting to think that we need to regulate this whole “sell things at a loss in order to maximize profits at a future date” phenomenon. Not that I have any idea what such a regulatory scheme would look like…
- brewdad 3y agoAt this point I’m not sure that regulated world wouldn’t end with us providing the seller with a healthy profit at the time of purchase AND a healthy profit with overpriced refills.
- Lio 3y agoNah, he’s got it right unfortunately. A printer is never an “investment”, it’s always a “liability” because it won’t increase in value if you sell it. A printer customer, however, is an asset because HP can always use new dirty tricks to squeeze more money out of you over time. It’s a pedantic difference but it gets to the heart of how these MBA sociopaths see their customers; something to gouge.
- yencabulator 3y agoMaybe the right to repair movement can get us to a world where printers are legally forbidden from not working with third-party supplies, and then the loss leader strategy becomes too risky to sustain (too few people would stick to HP ink).