Comment on Judge denies HP's plea to throw out all-in-one printer lockdown lawsuit - AiO devices won't scan or fax without ink, and plaintiffs say IT giant illegally withheld that info from buyers

• Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  In less developed countries, you’d need printed copies for a lot of stuff, especially legal documents.

  Speaking from experience.

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  • iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Exactly this. I live in a first-ish world country around Asia, and the moment you need paperwork dealt in any other nearby country, a printer is going to save you lots of trips to the convenience store.

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  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Oh, I remember those. The government here has been working to go digital for the past 30 years, and now it’s beginning to pay off.

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• Hexarei@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I have a printer for the occasional need to print documents. Mind blowing I know, but that’s why I keep one around. It gathers dust most of the time, but it’s super useful when the odd need arises.

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• gaael@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I for one can’t read correctly anything longer than a lemmy post on a screen. I print more or less anything that I’m want to read with my brain fully present - I usually outline and comment on paper too, makes it easier to remember. Latest use case : printing out dnd character sheets to do my charac design for BG3

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  • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ok, that seems like a sensible use case.

    I’ve heard many people say that reading stuff on a screen is more distracting and they have trouble focusing. I don’t feel that way, so screens are just fine for me.

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