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HP executive boasts that its controversial ink subscription model is "locking" in customers
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this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2023
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Locking in customers is a sane, normal business practice. Sell razors cheap, get 'em on razor blades. One would hope said business provides a solid product, but what if they don't?
If consumers, after a decade or two, can't recognize how stupid inkjet tech is, what a money-hole it is, and what a clusterfuck HP is, why should HP act differently? 5-minutes of Googling would solve this issue for consumers.
"Buy a Brother laser." And we're done here.