CatLikeLemming to 196English · 2 years agoHP Printruleimagemessage-square181linkfedilinkarrow-up11.87Kcross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
arrow-up11.87KimageHP PrintruleCatLikeLemming to 196English · 2 years agomessage-square181linkfedilinkcross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
minus-squareSpookyOperativelinkfedilinkarrow-up31·2 years 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-squarePifpafpouf@lemmy.mlBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoThey don’t though, they disable printing with the subscription’s cartridges. You can still buy other cartridges and it will work.
minus-squareReversalHatchery@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years ago changing cartridges didn’t seem to work
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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