I know there are a lot of people that will advocate for Brother printers and I didn’t used to do this, but I bought one, don’t use it for months at a time, and it just sits there ready, working perfectly when I need it to.
It’s shocking actually. All the Canon and HP printers I’ve ever owned would stop connecting to WiFi, stop responding, run out of ink after 10 prints, or end up with low-quality prints.
The brother just sits there, ready to work, month after month.
smokingManhole@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I believe that the grounds for boycotting HP should not be linked to its association with Israel in any manner.
The legitimate reasons for boycotting HP lie in its substandard customer treatment and the gradual decline in the quality of its products and services.
When individuals boycott companies due to their ties with Israel, it only intensifies my inclination to support those companies.
We should focus on HP’s bad technology, not politics. Bringing politics in just confuses the main issue.
stockRot@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Why?
smokingManhole@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I believe in evaluating a tech company based on its technological merits and customer service quality, rather than its political connections or decisions.
However, if the boycott shifts to a political basis, specifically regarding Israel, it aligns the act of boycotting HP with the stance of supporting Hamas/Palestine, a viewpoint that is definitely not universally accepted. This politicization could render the boycott ineffective, as it then appeals only to those opposing Israel, not those focused on HP’s technological and service shortcomings.
TomAwsm@lemmy.world 9 months ago
So anyone who is against Israel is supporting Hamas? Holy generalization, Batman!
jozep@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Boycotting on technological or political ground is the same. It’s all morality based.
You can say that HP handling of customer service or technological choices are not moral and thus grant a boycott. Some people might think that their political decisions are not moral.
I don’t think you can evaluate a tech company only on its technology. For example NSO Group wrote Pegasus which is a good working spying software. Is their tech doing its job? Yes. Did they sell it to dictatorships enabling the wrongful emprisonment of many people? Seems like it.
theluckyone@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Do you see apartheid and genocide as political issues?