HP printer USB port covered with warning sticker in hopes you won't use it | Boing Boing
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HP wants you to print things through its cloud service, wherein you pay a subscription fee for ink and your usage is routed through its servers. To encourage you to do this, it covers the USB port …
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Be sure to research the ink sponge situation on the ecotank. When it is full, epson has drm to force you to get licensed service to replace it. No expensive cartridges, but expensive sponge instead.
Change the EcoTank sponge yourself: https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/429699/Epson+ECO+TANK+%22inkpad%22+requires+replacing.+How+to
Read the article you linked. Resetting the counter requires finding a 3rd party hack.