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'Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription' says HP CEO gunning for 2024's Worst Person of the Year award | Not satisfied with merely bricking printers, HP now wants to own them al...::It was only the other day we reported how HP has been slapped with a lawsuit in response to measures that disable its printers when fitted with a third-party ink cartridge. Now the company's CEO,

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[-] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 5 points 11 months ago

I mean I get that they are established but what exactly is keeping their customers coming back to them? They make printers, there is no magic sauce, I’m sure they’re nice printers, but there are other companies, or someone could start a new printer company. I just can’t fathom why they think they can get away with treating their customers this way and not expect to lose them. Unless there is something I’m missing?

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Corporate deals. Entire companies are tied to HP for their services.

[-] xthexder@l.sw0.com 3 points 11 months ago

Those poor souls...

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