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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

HP executive boasts that its controversial ink subscription model is "locking" in customers

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HP executive boasts that its controversial ink subscription model is "locking" in customers

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago
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As reported by The Reg, HP chief financial officer Marie Myers was talking to investors at the UBS Global Technology conference about the tech giant's subscription model.
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    But also get a Brother (human). They can be handy.

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      The downside is that if it’s a brand new one, it may take a while to become useful.

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        Good point. Thankfully theres a thriving second-hand Brother market.

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          This is starting to sound a little too slavery-y…

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            And here I was thinking of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program lol

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      Especially if they own a printer.

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      not sure if Buster Bluth or Hulk Hogan

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