@CatLikeLemming to 196English • 8 months agoHP Printruleimagemessage-square183arrow-up11.83Kcross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
arrow-up11.83KimageHP Printrule@CatLikeLemming to 196English • 8 months agomessage-square183cross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
minus-square@SpookyOperativelink31•8 months agoBut in this analogy, instead of disabling the ink/internet, they disabled your entire printer/computer. They didn’t withold further service, they actively made something this person already owns useless through a malicious backdoor.
minus-square@Pifpafpouf@lemmy.mllinkfedilink5•8 months agoThey don’t though, they disable printing with the subscription’s cartridges. You can still buy other cartridges and it will work.
minus-square@ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orglinkfedilink7•edit-28 months ago changing cartridges didn’t seem to work
minus-square@theneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoThat still seems like it crosses a line to me
But in this analogy, instead of disabling the ink/internet, they disabled your entire printer/computer. They didn’t withold further service, they actively made something this person already owns useless through a malicious backdoor.
They don’t though, they disable printing with the subscription’s cartridges. You can still buy other cartridges and it will work.
That still seems like it crosses a line to me