Re: HP wants you to rent a printer it monitors

In article <65e1e472$0$19594$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com>, fungus@amongus.com.invalid says...

From the «eat sh*t and die, HP» department:
Feed: OSnews
Title: HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it

monitors

Author: Thom Holwerda
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:47:12 -0500
Link: https://www.osnews.com/story/138668/hp-wants-you-to-pay-up-to-36-

month-to-rent-a-printer-that-it-monitors/

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HP launched a subscription service[1] today that rents people a printer,
allots them a specific amount of printed pages, and sends them ink for a
monthly fee. HP is framing its service as a way to simplify printing for
families and small businesses, but the deal also comes with monitoring and

a

years-long commitment.
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Prices range from $6.99 per month for a plan that includes an HP Envy

printer

(the current model is the 6020e) and 20 printed pages. The priciest plan
includes an HP OfficeJet Pro rental and 700 printed pages for $35.99 per
month.
? Scharon Harding at Ars Technica[2]
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Can I pay them not to put a printer in my house?
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Links:
[1]: https://www.hp.com/us-en/all-in-plan/printers.html (link)
[2]: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/hp-wants-you-to-pay-up-to-36-

month-to-rent-a-printer-that-it-monitors/ (link)

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In Today's The Register:
www.theregister.com/2024/03/07/hp_ink_addicts/?td=rt-3a
"HP print rental service seeks more users to become subscription addicts"