His claims are quickly debunked in the article, as the true reason is, obviously, protecting their IP and subscription model

  • @Banzai51
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    54 months ago

    In the 90s, they shipped recovery CDs with viruses baked in. Knowingly shipping destructive code and hardware is kinda HP’s thing.

      • @Banzai51
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        14 months ago

        This was 95ish. We were under strict orders not to confirm it. HP worked hard to keep it under wraps. Now layer on the fact the web was still in its infancy, you likely won’t find a whole lot about it.