Judge denies HP’s plea to throw out all-in-one printer lockdown lawsuit - AiO devices won’t scan or fax without ink, and plaintiffs say IT giant illegally withheld that info from buyers::AiO devices won’t scan or fax without ink, and plaintiffs say IT giant illegally withheld that info from buyers

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In less developed countries, you’d need printed copies for a lot of stuff, especially legal documents.

Speaking from experience.

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Exactly this. I live in a first-ish world country around Asia, and the moment you need paperwork dealt in any other nearby country, a printer is going to save you lots of trips to the convenience store.

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Ugh… Asian beureaucracy at its best…

South East Asia?

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…indeed.

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Oh, I remember those. The government here has been working to go digital for the past 30 years, and now it’s beginning to pay off.

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Good for you! My country is going toward that direction, but corruption kinda keeps the progress slow. Still some progress here and there.

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