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HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers, accused of monopoly (arstechnica.com)
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HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers, accused of monopoly::Suit seeks injunction blocking HP from bricking printers using third-party ink.

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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Imagine if you bought Ford and could only fill it up at Ford endorsed gas stations.

[–] Iampossiblyatwork@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Delete this before a Ford Exec reads this.

[–] PinkPanther@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

Don't worry, they'd have to geoblock the tank lid, and they don't know where your car is. Oh, wait...

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I'm vomiting at the idea because while it sounds silly, I have to remember kuerig convinced everyone that coffee pods were a better alternative then tried to lock it down so only official kuerig pods worked.