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HP outrages printer users with firmware update suddenly bricking third-party ink

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Re: HP outrages printer users with firmware update suddenly bricking third-party ink

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Post by frankjr »

mnd999 wrote: post #9
frankjr wrote: post #3

It seems like a desperate move to make as much money as possible before the consumer printing industry becomes irrelevant.

Why would consumer printing become irrelevant?

Maybe it's just my own little bubble but everything around me seems to be going digital. I used to print invoices / received printed invoices, communicated with the government with printed forms. These days I receive/send invoices via email, and communicate with the government via their web apps. I haven't printed anything in quite a while. And if I wanted to print a photo to put on a wall, I would probably go to a professional shop anyway to get the best quality.

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Post by diffeomorphism »

mnd999 wrote: post #9
frankjr wrote: post #3

It seems like a desperate move to make as much money as possible before the consumer printing industry becomes irrelevant.

Why would consumer printing become irrelevant?

Continuing trend.

https://www.gapintelligence.com/blog/home-printers-stay-esse...

Since HN tends to be incredibly pedantic: "irrelevant" here is obviously not literal.

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Post by lenkite »

My Dad was affected by this and I am now pissed after performing [Parental Support]. I had told him not to buy HP but he still thinks it is the 80s. Well, thankfully Brother Printers is now in my country and so I can smash that HP with a large hammer and call it a day.

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Post by DrSiemer »

diffeomorphism wrote: post #12
mnd999 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would consumer printing become irrelevant?

Continuing trend. https://www.gapintelligence.com/blog/home-printers-stay-esse... Since HN tends to be incredibly pedantic: "irrelevant" here is obviously not literal.

Not obvious. A simple "mostly" would have fixed the statement.

Speaking as someone who still occasionally needs a print-out and will not ever see that need go away unless some kind of amazing e-ink technology becomes the norm.

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Post by arnon »

v3ss0n wrote: post #15
lowlevel wrote: post #2

I tried to read the article but my HP computer just turned off randomly and installed an unauthorized bios update bricking it. I'm on my phone now and outraged.

Wait really?

I think he's being facetious

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Post by midoridensha »

lenkite wrote: post #14

My Dad was affected by this and I am now pissed after performing [Parental Support]. I had told him not to buy HP but he still thinks it is the 80s. Well, thankfully Brother Printers is now in my country and so I can smash that HP with a large hammer and call it a day.

On the discussion about this yesterday here, someone pointed out that Brother printers have gone the same route. Be careful before you buy.
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