crossposted from: https://lemmy.blackeco.com/post/383102
His claims are quickly debunked in the article, as the true reason is, obviously, protecting their IP and subscription model
To put it another way: HP printers are so poorly designed that ink cartridges are vectors for viruses
We created a completely unnecessary security vulnerability in the device we sold you. Better buy our overpriced ink cartridges to ensure no one exploits it.
two years laytair
“HP has issued a recall on its print cartridges after a security issue allowed hackers to gain access to their source code.”
This problem was solved decades ago: don’t have circuits on the ink cartridge.
Exhibit A of why CEOs get paid way too much. He made $22 million in 2022. A CEO should have at least a attic understanding of statements they make to the public. This guy cannot even handle that much.
What a flaming pile of bullshit: HP is cancer when it comes to consumer printers.
The only reason the attack vector exists in the first place is because they introduced it to price gouge the shit out of their customers.
Way back in the day HP was one of the best technology companies around. They were innovative, produced high quality products, and were a good place to work. It makes me sad that HP is now one of the worst tech companies and has among the strongest anti-consumer attitudes.
Do they think this kind of shit happens in a bubble!? That people who know better don’t read the news?? Any time I can, I order Lexmark, Epson, and Brother printers/faxes, as well as Dell and Lenovo PCs/laptops/servers/peripherals to replace anything HP.
Seriously, HP printers are so bad, they’ve soured me on the whole company, despite not having personality owned one in the past decade. These kinds of predatory, dishonest, anti-consumer practices from the top down is the sign of a company I want no part of.
Brother printers are great. If only because they don’t add all the pointless bullshit add-on “features” that everyone else does.
Brother printers, they’re just printers. Nothing more, nothing less.
They also take third party ink.
