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HP CEO evokes James Bond-style hack via ink cartridges - ""Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription."" (arstechnica.com)
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HP CEO evokes James Bond-style hack via ink cartridges - ""Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription.""::"Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription."

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[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

We know it. People like my father-in-law do not.

[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago

Perhaps, but if your FIL was buying a hammer, he workshop buy one that was a tenth the cost of the others but could only hit special nails that cost 10x the price of a normal nail.

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago

HP's largest market segment for printers is businesses, not individuals. Purchasers of IT equipment for businesses will know better.