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HP Secretly Rendering Printer Cartridges Unusable?

Posted by Zonk on from the tin-foil-hat-brigade dept.

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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  1. Sigh... by Jaysyn · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So much for my pro-HP rant yesterday....

    Jaysyn

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    There is a war going on for your mind.
  2. Perhaps with Carly gone sanity will return.` by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But I'm not hopeful - I think the problem goes one level higher (the board that kicked out the Hewlett kid and hired her)

  3. Guess what by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    mY POO IS BROWN

  4. That's Not All! by MudButt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm still pissed that my diapers go bad after only 2 weeks of use!
    http://www.medcatalog.com/images/gabbys2.jpg