Here was I, thinking printers couldn’t get worse
Comment on HP CEO: You're 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP supplies
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 8 months agoThey want to make it a subscription that starts automatically when you buy the printer. No payment or the linked credit card expires, no more printing. Keep on paying for that subscription each month even if you don’t print a single page.
Archer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 8 months ago
They literally have that already.
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And they’re fuming because they can’t force this down the throat of every “bad investments”. Not yet anyway.
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
But they’re really trying with HP+ printers that come with a 3 month trial of Instant Ink. And it’s not like you lose the ability to use 3rd party cartridges, because those HP+ printers already come locked down from factory. Those HP+ printers also have extra REQUIREMENTS: HP Account and internet connection.
Imagine if you needed internet connection and some account to control your lights. Oh, Philips Hue changed their ToS, so now you do.
SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why internet of things is a bad idea for 500, Alex.