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HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors (arstechnica.com)

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HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors::"Never own a printer again."

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[–] suction@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Oh yeah? I want Kojima to make more MGS games...

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[–] tabular@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

HP, Hilarious Proposition. Corperate guillotine Here Please, HP.

[–] bratosch@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Apart from this printer nonsense, why do people hate HP so much?

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I got one for you: You're on a tightrope of balancing security and your pocketbook, because a firmware update might also include DRM to brick any aftermarket toners you might have purchased.

Oh, you don't wanna pay out the nose for gEnUiNe HP?? What's your threat model look like?

Ridiculous.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

HP launched a subscription service today that rents people a printer, allots them a specific amount of printed pages, and sends them ink for a monthly fee.

HP is framing its service as a way to simplify printing for families and small businesses, but the deal also comes with monitoring and a years-long commitment.

Prices range from $6.99 per month for a plan that includes an HP Envy printer (the current model is the 6020e) and 20 printed pages.

A web connection can also concern users about security or HP-issued firmware updates that make printers stop functioning with non-HP ink.

HP says it enforces a constant connection so that the company can monitor things that make sense for the subscription, like ink cartridge statuses, page count, and "to prevent unauthorized use of Your account."

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, You hereby grant to HP a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free right to use, copy, store, transmit, modify, create derivative works of and display Your non-personal data for its business purposes.

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