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This business model is starting to remind me of printers that disable themselves if your ink subscription payments lapse, even when there is ink remaining in th
by rchaud 2y ago
This business model is starting to remind me of printers that disable themselves if your ink subscription payments lapse, even when there is ink remaining in the device.
- siva7 2y agoI got one from HP. They do this?
- bzzzt 2y agoOnly if you use the ink subscription service.
- kylehotchkiss 2y agoMy hp printer with a subscription bricked itself. I’m about to drop it into the dumpster. I replaced with a brother.
- m463 2y ago> HP has used its "Dynamic Security" firmware updates to "create a monopoly" https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/hp-sued-again-for-blocking-third-party-ink-from-printers-accused-of-monopoly/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/hp-sued-again-for-bl...
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThe fewer the skus the better. Software eating the world means micro payments for features.