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HP Fails To Dodge Lawsuit Over Blocking Users From Using Their Printer Scanner If Ink Cartridges Aren’t Installed (www.techdirt.com)
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

70% of the time, they're different sizes. And if they aren't, then the little chip on them let's the printer know it isn't the correct cartridge.

If only it were so simple...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If someone ever made dummy cartridges they would sell nicely, I suspect.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

HP has locked down their cartridges so much that even third party hack ones require extracting the chip from a genuine cartridge.

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

See, now THIS is rentrophy.