'Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription' says HP CEO gunning for 2024's Worst Person of the Year award
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Not satisfied with merely bricking printers, HP now wants to own them all forever!

‘Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription’ says HP CEO gunning for 2024’s Worst Person of the Year award | Not satisfied with merely bricking printers, HP now wants to own them al…::It was only the other day we reported how HP has been slapped with a lawsuit in response to measures that disable its printers when fitted with a third-party ink cartridge. Now the company’s CEO,

  • knotthatone@lemmy.oneEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Most people shouldn’t buy a home printer at all anymore. Unless you’re a crafter or work in a field that still uses lots of paper (i.e. law) they’re not worth it.

    It’s a rapidly shrinking market and HP knows there’s no saving it so I guess they’re following the cable company playbook.

    Squeeze your remaining customers as hard as possible before the music stops

    • Patches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Reminder:

      Your local library can print documents for you for an insignificant sum. So can every Office Supply store - though they’re worse in every way. Also so can your local shipping supply store (UPS, etc…)