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Re:HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on prin... by Tomte on Thursday October 05, 2023 @04:07PM (#37783633)
Unfortunately, people will misremember and trash unrelated brands' reputations online.

It was BMW.

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Re:HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on prin... by barbazoo on Thursday October 05, 2023 @04:44PM (#37784064)
Or maybe they just misremembered the exact shitty thing the brand did

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63743597

> Mercedes-Benz is to offer an online subscription service in the US to make its electric cars speed up quicker.

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Re:HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on prin... by throwaway20304 on Thursday October 05, 2023 @04:44PM (#37784068)
Mercedes did something similar, though: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63743597
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