HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors

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HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors
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HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors::"Never own a printer again."

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At this point, with ALL this negative press about Hp inkjet printers, who’s buying them? I certainly would never even consider one at this point. Well I’d never buy an inkjet but I digress.

Honestly. How do they still have customers?? Are the majority of consumers just accepting this?

Own an old HP.

Daaaamn this printer good!

Need new one. Get HP cuz gud, reliable and known.

Get betrayed

HP hasn't been good in over 20 years though. Seriously, they've been bottom tier for a long time now.

For people who know their stuff, sure. But for people who use printers cadually? Decade old still good.

With this sort of mentality I wonder. I’m in IT and I would never suggeet any HP equipment (desktops, laptops, servers, monitors, etc).

As per usual they are targeting companies. Just how Windows despite its flaws, high price and security issues remains a dominant force, through retailers and OEMs. HP will sign a contract with a company, they will replace toners and provide all kinds of services for X$ a month. Then you don't care it's garbage that keeps messing things up. Also people higher up who sign these deals have things printed for them, they don't mess with drivers.

People buy them because they are cheap. Ecotanks and Laser printers with good features cost a lot more upfront. Not everyone thinks things through long term.