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If it's not already under the umbrella of right to repair, do we now need right to refill?

It's going to get to the point where you might be better off going back to dot matrix if tank-based inkjet printers are somehow locked down via chemical DRM too.

I think its time we deprecate most forms of printing. Clearly corporations cannot be trusted to operate these kinds of companies.

I fear the day my 2014 hp LaserJet dies. There won't be a decent printer on the market....

They were the last good guys :(

I guess it's time to buy the printer I've been postponing

Nooo, you were the only remaining printer company that wasn't a customer-hating dumpster fire of a company!

if the update doesn’t allow the printer to calibrate with this aftermarket ink the cheaper carts become basically unusable

This isn't true. It just means you have to do the registration manually.

This is scummy behavior for sure, but it's also being exaggerated for clicks. You can read the sources linked in the wiki to see exactly what users are reporting.

Oh, Brother.

Haha, my crappy ass old HP printer still takes refills. No printer company shall ever see another cent of mine 😈

Anyone know which ip addresses to block to stop the updates?