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HP launched a subscription service today that rents people a printer, allots them a specific amount of printed pages, and sends them ink for a monthly fee. HP is framing its service as a way to simplify printing for families and small businesses, but the deal also comes with monitoring and a years-long commitment.


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[–] agentsquirrel@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's a crime this company carries the name of Bill Hewlett and David Packard .

[–] sanzky@beehaw.org 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

actually, it doesn’t. It is now just “HP inc.” Sole years ago they split the company into HP inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP kept the PC and printing business and Hewlett Packard kept the enterprise business.

(but I get you. I just wanted to share that detail )

[–] dan@upvote.au 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise makes good products. It's very common to see their server and networking equipment, plus their subsidiaries (like Aruba). I'm always surprised that their consumer division is completely different and makes such terrible ones.