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HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors (arstechnica.com)
submitted 8 months ago by readbeanicecream@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org
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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.

#technology #tech #hardware #computers #printers #subscriptions #hp

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[–] elmicha@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

have to print, sign, scan, and email back

Can't you scan or photograph your signature and insert it in your word processor?

[–] ilikecats@iusearchlinux.fyi 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Not where I live. You either need a physical signature on a piece of paper (can be later scanned) or a "Qualified Electronic Signature" to go full digital. The latter costs money it's not universally supported - small business owners often have no idea how it works.

Those are the only two options that are legally recognised as valid signature

This is also the only reason why I have a printer.

[–] elmicha@feddit.de 0 points 8 months ago

But Admiral Patrick (sorry, I still don't know how to link/tag users) wrote he has to scan and email the physical signature from the paper, so it is not really physical anymore? Maybe he has to send the physical paper by snail mail in addition to the email.