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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 07:55:21 JST Ars Technica

   HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors

   "Never own a printer again."

   https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/hp-wants-you-to-pay-up-to-36-month-to-rent-a-printer-that-it-monitors/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Katie F (katieloves2read@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 07:57:11 JST Katie F

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     @arstechnica I haven't owned a printer since 2008, and it seems unlikely that I ever will again with the current direction of the industry.

   • YurkshireLad (yurkshirelad@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 08:00:07 JST YurkshireLad

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     @arstechnica fixed it for you - "Never buy an HP printer again."

   • Ken Goldsholl (kgoldsholl@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 08:04:11 JST Ken Goldsholl

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     @arstechnica HP is now a literal rent-seeker.

   • 0x575446 (0x575446@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 08:06:01 JST 0x575446

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     @arstechnica $432 a year? HP have lost the damned plot. $432 buys a lifetime worth of Brother color laser.

   • Corb_The_Lesser (corb_the_lesser@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 08:22:09 JST Corb_The_Lesser

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     @arstechnica "Trust us. We're HP!. We won't know what you print!"

   • Solicitor (solicitor@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 08:24:30 JST Solicitor

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     @arstechnica Nope 🤬

   • Jesse (jesswill42@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 08:30:33 JST Jesse

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     @arstechnica
     #brotherprinters for life. Laser toner last forever and is cheap AF.

   • Stefen Hudson (stefenhudson@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 08:46:11 JST Stefen Hudson

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     @arstechnica What the hell? This is ridiculous. Is anyone actually brain dead enough to fall for this nonsense?

   • Chancerubbage (chancerubbage@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 09:23:44 JST Chancerubbage

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     @arstechnica never own an HP again!

   • zoyyy929 (zoyyy929@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Mar-2024 13:02:30 JST zoyyy929

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     @arstechnica ink for free?

   • dxzdb (dxzdb@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 02-Mar-2024 13:42:07 JST dxzdb

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     @arstechnica Counterpoint:
     I pay HP $4.31/ month for ink & the printer just works. That's $51.72 per year. When I was buying cartridges they would die & weirdly fade out. Any time I bought ink that way it was ~$20 - $40+ every time & I did that a few times a year. On the financial side I think HP Instant Ink subscription is way better! And I could go to a cheaper plan if I printed less.

     On the monitoring side - I think it's way less creepy than a Ring doorbell, or Alexa or Google anything!