Fuck Subscriptions
Naming and shaming all "recurring spending models" where a one-time fee (or none at all) would be appropriate and logical.
Expect use of strong language.
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New community rule: Shilling for cunty corporations, their subscriptions and other anti-customer practices may result in a 1-day ban. It's so you can think about what it's like when someone can randomly decide what you can and can't use, based on some arbitrary rules. Oh what, you didn't read this fine print? You should read what you're agreeing to.
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Louis Rossman's YouTube channel
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People that just bought those printers and are still using the free ink cartridges that come with it are about to find out that when the cancel their subscription that the one that they are using will be disabled even if it wasn't part of the subscription.
HP stated that most customers save about 50% compared to normal printing. So, unless that number changes to 25% or less, then it is likely their ink cartridge prices are also going to increase or they'll add an asterisk for an out-of-date survey or whatever. Maybe both.
We'll see what happens but it will be cheaper to buy a printer that allows you to refill the ink in a market where businesses can compete or buy a laser printer where the initial cost is higher but the long term costs are much cheaper.
Let's see if the market creeps back up on inkjets to peak consumerism where it is just as expensive to replace the entire printer with a sampler ink pack than it is to buy a new ink pack.