Comment on HP TV ads claim its printers are 'made to be less hated'

• greybeard@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  But they do require you create an account and register the printer before it will function with their newer consumer printers.

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  • PinkPanther@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wait, what? I’ve never heard about this before. It doesn’t change my mind that HP can go fuck themselves. I boycott because they have shit products and customer support. And I tell everyone I meet about it. Imagine me as a CrossFit vegan, only with an unhealthy hatred for HP.

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    • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I like that analogy.

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  • Nollij@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Business/Enterprise printers too, at least some of them…

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• Sneptaur@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It depends on the model, some actually require some level of subscription to even function.

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  • knotthatone@lemmy.one ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Really, which ones?

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    • Sneptaur@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Any model that comes with an HP+ free trial subscription will stop working after the trial ends. You can then go out and buy “non instant ink” cartridges for a high price or you can sign up for their monthly subscription and get new ink and paper in the mail whenever it runs low. It’s a scummy aggressive marketing tactic.

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