'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,

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    It is unfortunate that they keep trying to make a subscription out of something that does not have an ongoing infrastructure need at the company’s side.

    It’s not just “unfortunate;” it’s unethical and abusive and the FTC ought to outlaw it.

    • Ann Archy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      The FTC has been in the pocket of the industry forever. Standard fare regulatory capture. There will be blood before we see the change we need.