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submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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'Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription' says HP CEO gunning for 2024's Worst Person of the Year award | Not satisfied with merely bricking printers, HP now wants to own them al...::It was only the other day we reported how HP has been slapped with a lawsuit in response to measures that disable its printers when fitted with a third-party ink cartridge. Now the company's CEO,

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 59 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (25 children)

Why would anyone buy such a printer? You could just go to a print shop at that point. Though honestly that’s already what I do so maybe it’s for the hikikomori or something. I don’t know why the home printer still exists in this day and age.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 71 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

If I'm expected to pay a subscription that means every single aspect of the experience has to be outsourced to HP. And I'm including set up, cleaning and maintenance, consumables, and sending a man out to clear my paper jams for me, too.

But of course that won't be the case, so they can fuck off.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This is relatively common in the office world. Lease the copier/printer and it comes with free maintenance or replacement. Complete overkill for home printers though.

[–] BrotherBear74@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Why would that be overkill? I lease my car and it comes with a reactive and planned service contract included. If HP wants to make people rent their printers, they'll have to make it attractive to do so or lose a huge percentage of their home printer business.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 months ago

I use my printer roughly twice a year. What exactly would I be getting out of this situation that warrants a monthly fee? Especially on a laser printer I could replace for like $150. It would economically make more sense to just replace the printer than deal with a service visit or shipping it out for repair.

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