From my point of view HP printers are a bad investment.

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No kidding. “We’ve allowed our cartridges to arbitrarily execute code. It’s the user’s fault.”

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And the only reason code is even in there is because of their DRM :P

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Hey, we need a robust serial connection to our cartridges for checking ink levels. Nothing more basic would do. /s

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“Also, ‘check ink levels’ by counting how many pages were printed while this cartridge was installed”

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