Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoHP TV ads claim its printers are 'made to be less hated'www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down18cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up173arrow-down1external-linkHP TV ads claim its printers are 'made to be less hated'www.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square32fedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squareLexi Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·2 years agoBut half of their modern printers require a monthly paid subscription to even function. They need to stop doing that.
minus-squaregregorum@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·2 years agopeople need to stop buying HP printers
minus-squareHyperreality@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up32·2 years agoThey did. They now rent them through a monthly paid subscription.
minus-squareknotthatone@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoThe ink plan isn’t required, you can still use regular cartridges.
minus-squareGreyBeard@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBut they do require you create an account and register the printer before it will function with their newer consumer printers.
But half of their modern printers require a monthly paid subscription to even function. They need to stop doing that.
people need to stop buying HP printers
They did.
They now rent them through a monthly paid subscription.
zing!
so shitty, though
The ink plan isn’t required, you can still use regular cartridges.
But they do require you create an account and register the printer before it will function with their newer consumer printers.