this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2025
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I'm reminded of (although obviously not as gigantic an issue as this) an article someone once wrote in regards to why printers having a subscription to continue working was okay: they're allowed to do it; that was it, that was the article; literally explaining that actually it was okay to lock your printer because the company is legally allowed to do it.