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HP executive boasts that its controversial ink subscription model is "locking" in customers (www.techspot.com)

submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy to c/technology@beehaw.org

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[–] kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Having the right cartridge available without trying to find a shop selling them is.

One of the obstacles in this is if your printer only takes a single brand of ink.
I usually just order ink, but it's not too hard to find ones compatible with my brother in a store if I need one immediately.