HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers

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HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers
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HP CEO Says They Brick Printers That Use Third-Party Ink Because of … Hackers::The company says it wants to protect you from “viruses.” Experts are skeptical.

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Meanwhile, here in reality land:

People are downgrading their firmware to ancient versions likely containing old CVEs because fuck HP and their printer cartridge mafia.