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Re:PSA: Cancelling HP Instant Ink subscription prevents cart... by Aperocky on Monday May 22, 2023 @11:40AM (#36032867)
Same here, have a Brother printer that just printed and scanned. did nothing else and did not complain for years. Had the minimum features but that's exactly what I need it for.

I guess HP think they have a monopoly somehow for them engage in stuff like this? Except they don't.

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Re:PSA: Cancelling HP Instant Ink subscription prevents cart... by InitialLastName on Monday May 22, 2023 @11:58AM (#36033093)
They learned from watching Brother that you can't make any recurring revenue off your printer working without complaint for a decade.
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Re:PSA: Cancelling HP Instant Ink subscription prevents cart... by Aperocky on Wednesday May 24, 2023 @10:01AM (#36058197)
Yes except people could just ditch HP and buy a Brother. It's not like printers are too expensive to replace.
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