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submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[+] BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

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[–] Noedel@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I bought an Epson ink tank printer because I was so done with cartridges. I'm quite happy with it so far. Always works, never saw any prompts for me to make accounts or install bullcrap software.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

If you own a Brother subscription, you can also get coffee packets, and fresh sock subscription as a service! To your door!

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

With how popular they've been for years, I'd be honestly surprised if they hadn't enshittified. Reddit got a hard on for them like ten years ago.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

In fairness, mine is probably even older than that. I think they still sell the basic models. HL-L2305W?

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

You know how this happens right? Old mid man gets fired, new mid man gets hired- now, how for the new mid man to qualify their own existence? Change something. Improvement! Something to show the boss. But what happens when the product is already solid, when any change made to it worsens its functions? How do you improve a fork? You can't, so instead you start adding shit to it, like better grip, sharper teeth, whatever, and the final product evolves gradually into a monster that is at the same time fork, printer, thermostat, and toilet paper dispenser.

The logical procession and ultimate conclusion of capitalism is this.