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HP printer USB port covered with warning sticker in hopes you won't use it | Boing Boing (boingboing.net)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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HP wants you to print things through its cloud service, wherein you pay a subscription fee for ink and your usage is routed through its servers. To encourage you to do this, it covers the USB port …

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[–] Veedem 24 points 1 year ago (12 children)

I have been contemplating abandoning my HP (with instant ink subscription) for an Epson Ecotank. Stuff like this isn’t convincing me to stay. My subscription has already risen to $80 a year, so the value is gone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I ditched the cartridge crap for an eco tank and it’s great. You can even buy off brand Ink bottle for super cheap.

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