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HP CEO says they brick printers that use third-party ink because of 'hackers'. (9to5mac.com)
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HP CEO says they brick printers that use third-party ink because of 'hackers'.::HP is pushing over-the-air firmware updates to its printers, bricking them if they are using third-party ink cartridges. But don’t...

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[–] billwashere 4 points 10 months ago

This reminds me a that over-engineered toaster story where they end up with a giant cpu in it and use thermal paste that sorta tastes like butter… you know instead of a simple toaster.