CatLikeLemming@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 months agoHP Printrulelemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up11.83Karrow-down10cross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
arrow-up11.83Karrow-down1imageHP Printrulelemmy.blahaj.zoneCatLikeLemming@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square187fedilinkcross-posted to: benjamingetthemusket@lemmy.cafe
minus-squareSpookyOperative@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up31·8 months 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-up5·8 months 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-28 months ago changing cartridges didn’t seem to work
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months 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