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Stallman Was Right

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Didn't GNU project start because of a printer?

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[–] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Probably pretty well given some companies and people will be some silly little tech sluts for the convenience of not looking up better alternatives for 10 minutes, and likely paying a bit more upfront.

That said I hope there's gonna be some printer piracy

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It seems that no matter how awful an idea is these days, it always pays off for the companies. Consumers really need to pull their heads out of their assholes.

[–] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

good luck with it. IMO we need better legislation.

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I am afraid you are right.