When will I be able to get my hands on premium HP hardware via a digital subscription product?
I really looooooooooooooooove my Instant Ink subscription and I'm eagerly awaiting the opportunity to do the same for my printer and PC.
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HP is a corrupt company. And this court case proves it.
Truly sad to see so little faith among the rank and file in our incredible digital transformation that has already yielded tremendous benefits to the company.
Don't let a few frivolous lawsuits that will be dismissed shortly detract from the positive signal provided regularly by the millions of highly satisfied subscribers of the incredible Instant Ink growth business.
"Shocking to see so much negativity here about Instant Ink. You would think more would be aligned with the company's strategic focus on digital transformation that will return HP to rapid growth very shortly."
- Customers have spoken against it, so listen to them as any good business would:
"I would absolutely LOVE to listen to the a--hats in the board meeting who signed off on this nonsense."
https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/wa0831/hp_printers_wont_let_you_print_without_a/
- Courts have spoken against Instant Ink, so dismiss the judges at your own peril.
https://apnews.com/article/hp-printers-scanner-disabled-low-ink-9d8a0e3b5b49bb408467f7f75735ab0a
- Warren Buffet is bailing out on HP (read the news today), and he is a lot smarter than you or me.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-sells-180347142.html
Shocking to see so much negativity here about Instant Ink. You would think more would be aligned with the company's strategic focus on digital transformation that will return HP to rapid growth very shortly. These efforts have already yielded highly successful initiatives with millions of delighted customers.
This board is about HP Layoffs, not your love for Instant Ink. You sound like an HR shill (or the stupid managers who created Instant Ink that has created a huge lawsuit and damaged the company).
"Printer ink — which can exceed $80 an ounce — is more expensive than many cherished luxury items including silver, caviar and champagne," the two plaintiffs said in the complaint. "What HP fails to disclose is that, if even one of the ink cartridges is too low, empty, or damaged, the scanning function on the 'all-in-one' printer will be disabled and will not work as advertised."
"HP’s intent is clear, namely, to have their multi-function devices revert to an inoperable 'error state' so that a large subset of those multi-function device purchasers will purchase additional overpriced and unnecessary ink cartridges in order to be able to scan and to fax documents," the plaintiffs say in the complaint. "The end goal is to increase the sales of one HP’s largest profit makers, ink cartridges, by any and all means."
That was enough for U.S. District Court Judge Beth Freeman, who wrote in her decision, "The court finds these allegations sufficient at this stage because they identify the specific cause of the defect and how the defect manifests."
https://www.courthousenews.com/class-action-against-hp-over-all-in-one-printers-survives-motion-to-dismiss/
"A pending class-action lawsuit in California alleges that the Instant Ink program has “significant catches” and does not deliver new cartridges on time or allow those enrolled to use cartridges purchased outside the subscription service, rendering the consumer frequently unable to print."
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/02/home-printer-digital-rights-management-hp-instant-ink-subscription/672913/
Soon. Together with your FEMA coffin subscription.