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HP fails to derail claims that it bricks scanners on multifunction printers when ink runs low::HP Inc. has failed to shunt aside claims in a lawsuit that it disables scanners and other functions on its multifunction printers whenever the ink runs low

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

A bit like most Inkjets when the unreplaceable waste ink pad dries up ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Sit through a whole turn on sequence, just for the screen to say the manufacturer's equivalent of "Bin me, I'm dead" with the only option being to power off