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HP executive boasts that its controversial ink subscription model is "locking" in customers
(www.techspot.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
I actually like my printing subscription. I pay like 5€ a month (I don’t quite remember) and don’t have to think about buying new ink, Monitoring the status of my ink level, or facing the issue that I suddenly ran out of ink and can’t print.
That’s what I pay for. I probably pay more than before, but 5€ a month is really negligible. It’s less then one Starbucks coffee.
Gosh. I'm sorry your situation and needs run counter to the zeitgeist, but that kinda thing ain't welcome here.
(You got my upvote for speaking your opinion. Thanks.)
Isn’t paying for subscriptions exactly the zeitgeist? People pay for Netflix, instead of just recording stuff for free and sharing copies among friends and family. It’s convenience you pay for (if we keep Netflix originals out of scope)
But Netflix is convenient (or was). HP is abusive, and you have to wonder about Stockholm Syndrome