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HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors (arstechnica.com)

submitted 8 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors::"Never own a printer again."

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[–] bratosch@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Apart from this printer nonsense, why do people hate HP so much?

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I got one for you: You're on a tightrope of balancing security and your pocketbook, because a firmware update might also include DRM to brick any aftermarket toners you might have purchased.

Oh, you don't wanna pay out the nose for gEnUiNe HP?? What's your threat model look like?

Ridiculous.

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