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.
Follow the basic rules of lemmy.world and common sense, and try to have fun if possible.
No flamewars or attacking other users, unless they're spineless corporate shills.
Note that not all subscriptions are awful. Supporting your favorite ~~camgirl~~ creator or Lemmy server on Patreon is fine. An airbag with subscription is irl Idiocracy-level dystopian bullshit.
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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The problem I have with it is that HP also bricks third party ink. Basically they bought a printer that's useless without a subscription fee. I don't think that's right.
This would be why I simply wouldn't purchase one of those printers.
Not trying to be a dick here, but it's not like any of this is a secret. If you're dropping a non-trivial amount of money on a printer, and additionally signing up for a subscription to boot, is it not prudent to actually learn about what you're buying?
I'm not saying it's a good thing... but they agreed to that. You can't first agree to bullshit, and then complain that it's bullshit ._.
I fully agree with you and decided to post that to give your downvoters an additional downwards-arrow to demonstrate even more that they don't read the EULA nor TOS before agreeing :-)