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HP insists you must use their cloud printing service, covers USB port with sticker (yiffit.net)

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[-] Shadow@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago

I mean the sticker has a peel up icon on the corner. They're obviously not trying to hide this, they're just pushing the user towards wifi.

Also a custom firmware bound by serial number ranges would be even cheaper than the sticker. Logic doesn't hold up

[-] macumbamacaca@feddit.nl 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but we can't be angry about that.

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