• LichbaneLB@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Can someone explain why there’s a cloud printing service involved here at all? We’ve been able to print over WiFi for a decade now.

    • Fuck_u_spez_@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Because they want you to subscribe to their ink cartridge auto-ship service that will send you a new one and charge your credit card any time one is empty, clogged, or just because they feel like it.

    • tpyo@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      My use case is for printing things at home while I am not at home.

      I haven’t really had a need to do it since I’ve been out of school but I used my all in one printer a lot while I was in school. I don’t print at home anymore because the ink/nozzles are all fucky, but I do plan on replacing it because it’s annoying having to go to the library for that

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldM
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        1 year ago

        My own printing is so rare that the most cost effective option is to just go to Staples the rare times I do need to print something. I don’t think I’ve spent more than $5 in the last few years.

    • Reliant1087@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The only use I’ve found for cloud printing is how it would identify all the printers on the uni network and allow me to print on them with no hassle compared to manually adding the printer with the correct driver and IP.