fry@fry.gs to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHP Fails To Dodge Lawsuit Over Blocking Users From Using Their Printer Scanner If Ink Cartridges Aren’t Installedwww.techdirt.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1556arrow-down14
arrow-up1552arrow-down1external-linkHP Fails To Dodge Lawsuit Over Blocking Users From Using Their Printer Scanner If Ink Cartridges Aren’t Installedwww.techdirt.comfry@fry.gs to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareCMLVI@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 year ago70% of the time, they’re different sizes. And if they aren’t, then the little chip on them let’s the printer know it isn’t the correct cartridge. If only it were so simple…
minus-squareRagnell@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIf someone ever made dummy cartridges they would sell nicely, I suspect.
minus-squareDarkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 year agoHP has locked down their cartridges so much that even third party hack ones require extracting the chip from a genuine cartridge.
70% of the time, they’re different sizes. And if they aren’t, then the little chip on them let’s the printer know it isn’t the correct cartridge.
If only it were so simple…
If someone ever made dummy cartridges they would sell nicely, I suspect.
HP has locked down their cartridges so much that even third party hack ones require extracting the chip from a genuine cartridge.
See, now THIS is rentrophy.