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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 05:33:52 JST Ars Technica

   HP misreads room, awkwardly brags about its “less hated” printers

   Opinion: HP's printer business practices have infuriated users for years.

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/hp-misreads-room-awkwardly-brags-about-its-less-hated-printers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • 0x575446 (0x575446@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 05:40:17 JST 0x575446

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     @arstechnica 😆

     That ship sailed, HP. They even couldn't pay me to use their stuff anymore.

   • guyinahat (werefreeatlast@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 06:05:34 JST guyinahat

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     @arstechnica I would never, in a million years buy an #HP #printer. Specially not an #inkjet printer. HP is an evil company and needs to go fuck itself.

   • The Green Knight (greenknight23@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 06:12:30 JST The Green Knight

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     @arstechnica this was on purpose. It's called gaslighting.

   • Pyperkub (pyperkub@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 06:24:57 JST Pyperkub

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     @arstechnica It's axiomatic that "Friends don't let friends buy HP printers".

   • YurkshireLad (yurkshirelad@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 06:58:14 JST YurkshireLad

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     @arstechnica I bought a Brother laser #printer a while ago and would happily buy another next time. I won’t buy another HP printer. Absolutely not.

   • Huzzam (huzzam@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Dec-2023 08:13:25 JST Huzzam

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     @arstechnica man they should look at customer satisfaction of HP vs Brother, before choosing that particular tack…

   • ketchup71 (ketchup71@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2023 20:45:23 JST ketchup71

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     @arstechnica There was a time where buying an HP printer was a smart move: directly supported on most OSes, using documented standards, not relying on proprietary software.
     This is long gone.
     I sometimes wonder if those ink programs make financial sense, but with reported margins growing: no, definitively not.

     Never buy a product that’s proud to lock you in, if you can avoid it.

     (That’s kind of funny to be typed on an Apple device. 🙄 Good thing I can avoid buying printers…)