HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers::The company says it wants to protect you from “viruses.” Experts are skeptical.

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more often than not, it’s in the name of security

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But whose security?

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Profits security.

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Surely this actually cuts into their profits in the longer term? More and more people will simply refuse to buy HP hardware. If they don’t, they deserve to get grifted to high heavens and back at this point.

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the poor defenseless users, of course 🙏

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Is “users” a new way of saying shareholders?

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Think of the kids… security.

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You guys don’t use the printers that allow you to pour liquid ink in the tanks?

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Anybody saying they “protect against viruses” in 2024 is selling something to boomers.

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Those are ink printers so this track.

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HP trying to pull a “Google” and say it’s all for our own protection. :)

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HACK THE PLANET PRINTER INK CARTRIDGES!

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Username checks out

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