'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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      1 year ago

      You can do even better buying plain old used instead of refurbished.

      I got a pair of MFC-9340CDWs – with duplex and color – off Craigslist for like $50 each a couple of years ago (one to use, and one as a spare). Even if I have to buy a new fuser relatively soon because the ones in both of them are almost worn out, it’s still an incredible deal.

    • QuarterSwede@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, their refurbs are great if you can get one before they sell out. That’s how I scored my first Brother for $99. Thing is a champ at home.