CatLikeLemming to 196English · 1 year agoHP Printruleimagemessage-square183fedilinkarrow-up11.85Kcross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
arrow-up11.85KimageHP PrintruleCatLikeLemming to 196English · 1 year agomessage-square183fedilinkcross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
minus-squareSpookyOperativelinkfedilinkarrow-up31·1 year 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.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year 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·edit-21 year ago changing cartridges didn’t seem to work
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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