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HP insists you must use their cloud printing service, covers USB port with sticker (yiffit.net)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

HP has such a storied legacy in electronics and computers .. I still use my old 48GX .. It's so sad to see this.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They've been doing bullshit like this for 20+ years

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember buying a pre-build pc some 10-15 years ago that has rod soldered in it just to be sure no hardware upgrade could be made by the user

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Don't even get me started on their laptops. Every single one I owned ended with a broken hinge / hinge supports.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm talking sixties and seventies electronic lab equipment ..