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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... (www.pcgamer.com)
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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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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

"don’t know why the home printer still exists in this day and age"

Really? You are having a tough time imagining why people may want to print things on paper in their homes? I guess you are not alone because the printzone has a page dedicated to education on this topic.

Please visit the printzone https://www.printzone.com.au/help-centre/7-reasons-why-we-still-need-printers/

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    It’s been close to 5 years since I needed to print something at work. At home, more like 20 years.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I haven't ironed my clothes in 25 years but with the power of imagination I can manage to grasp why other people might want to have an iron in their home.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh absolutely. There definitely are valid use cases for printers just like there are valid ways to use an ice pick. If you need to use huge blocks of ice for something, you really want to own your very own ice pick. Other people might not need one as much as you do.

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