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by: Retrograde - Mon, 22 Jan 2024 21:12 UTC

From the «printing as a subscription, boo» department:
Feed: The Register
Title: HP's CEO spells it out: You're a 'bad investment' if you don't buy HP
supplies
Author: Richard Speed
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:08:06 -0500
Link: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/19/hps_ceo_spells_it_out/

Malware threat from third-party cartridges nothing compared to threat to HP's
bottom line

HP CEO Enrique Lores admitted this week that the company's long-term objective
is "to make printing a subscription" when he was questioned about the company's
approach to third-party replacement ink suppliers.…

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From: mm+usenet-es@dorfdsl.de (Marco Moock)
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by: Marco Moock - Tue, 23 Jan 2024 08:12 UTC

Am 22.01.2024 um 21:12:49 Uhr schrieb Retrograde:

> From the «printing as a subscription, boo» department:
> Feed: The Register
> Title: HP's CEO spells it out: You're a 'bad investment' if you don't
> buy HP supplies
> Author: Richard Speed
> Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:08:06 -0500
> Link:
> https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/01/19/hps_ceo_spells_it_out/
>
> Malware threat from third-party cartridges nothing compared to threat
> to HP's bottom line
>
> HP CEO Enrique Lores admitted this week that the company's long-term
> objective is "to make printing a subscription" when he was questioned
> about the company's approach to third-party replacement ink
> suppliers.…

That's why I don't buy new printers from them.
I have a ~2011 Samsung laser, a still working OfficeJet 350 and an
OfficeJet J4585.
All of them still work, but only the Samsung has a cartridge inserted.
The other ones are spare if the Samsung is finally broken.

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HP printer/ink business model	Retrograde
Re: HP printer/ink business model	Marco Moock