New HP printer firmware so locked down you can't even use HP ink
HP is famed for a long history of powerful and useful computer stuff, but its inket printers might better be considered infamous for how hostile they are to customers. Locked down by DRM, hooked up with ink subscriptions, and liable to turn into a brick at midnight. Now the company has taken the final step into the light: the latest firmware up…
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