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HP printer USB port covered with warning sticker in hopes you won't use it | Boing Boing (boingboing.net)
submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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HP wants you to print things through its cloud service, wherein you pay a subscription fee for ink and your usage is routed through its servers. To encourage you to do this, it covers the USB port …

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[–] A2PKXG@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What's stopping some printer company from being nice and pleasant?

Is us, who buy the cheapest model in the store without considering maintenance cost?

[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I shop for ink first and then a printer. Monoprice used to offer insanely cheap ink for my brother printer.