HP Secretly Rendering Printer Cartridges Unusable?

Momoru writes "Looks like a woman is suing Hewlett Packard, claiming that their "smart chip" technology, besides giving information about ink usage, is also secretly programmed to not work after a certain certain date." From the article: "HP ink cartridges use a chip technology to sense when they are low on ink and advise the user to make a change. But the suit claims those chips also shut down the cartridges at a predetermined date regardless of whether they are empty." We've reported recently on printer companies making questionable business decisions.

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Re:Modchips

[CrackedButter]

7 - Get raped by a man with the proportions of a German Olympic Shot Putter who answers to the name "Knuckles" while in a minimum security prison.

Solution

[llzackll]

Don't buy HP.

Not Just Ink

[Nom du Keyboard]

I just baked a Sarah Lee cherry pie last night that promised a discount coupon inside the box for the next purchase. Although I'd only bought the frozen pie a month ago, once I got inside I discovered that the coupon had expired on 12/31/2003 -- over 13 months ago!

You can imagine how I feel about the pie now. So where's my class action suit?