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HP CEO says customers who don't use the company's supplies are "bad investments" (www.techspot.com)
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[–] CodeName@infosec.pub 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

And consumers not being able to choose which ink they purchase makes HP printers a bad investment. It goes both ways. It was nice of them to admit what lengths they'll go to to force us to use their proprietary ink cartridges though.

[–] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I think printer purchasers are an “investment” to the company because they are a loss leader (or close to it)…. Low to no margin to pull you into the shitty ecosystem.