My blender manufacturer has retroactively revoked my ability to make smoothies, and my auto manufacturer says I am no longer able to transport groceries.
And my printer has revoked the ability to print since I've stopped subscribing to their ink service even thought it still has ink left in it.
Oh wait, this is exactly what HP is already doing.
You pay a fee to print a certain number of pages per month (eg $0.99 for 15 pages). HP sends you ink cartridges as needed. Unsurprisingly, you can't sign up for a $0.99 subscription, get an ink cartridge from HP that retails for $20, cancel your subscription, and keep using the full cartridge. If you aren't fond of the subscription model you're free to go and buy an ink cartridge at retail price and use it until it's empty or dried out.
If you want to complain about HP, complain about the DRM that prevents use of cheaper third party cartridges. The Instant Ink program is actually a reasonable value if your printing needs are limited to boarding passes every now and then, and you don't want to deal with the inkjet cartridges drying out from infrequent use.
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Do you know how HP's Instant Ink program works?
You pay a fee to print a certain number of pages per month (eg $0.99 for 15 pages). HP sends you ink cartridges as needed. Unsurprisingly, you can't sign up for a $0.99 subscription, get an ink cartridge from HP that retails for $20, cancel your subscription, and keep using the full cartridge. If you aren't fond of the subscription model you're free to go and buy an ink cartridge at retail price and use it until it's empty or dried out.
If you want to complain about HP, complain about the DRM that prevents use of cheaper third party cartridges. The Instant Ink program is actually a reasonable value if your printing needs are limited to boarding passes every now and then, and you don't want to deal with the inkjet cartridges drying out from infrequent use.