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Judge denies HP's plea to throw out all-in-one printer lockdown lawsuit - AiO devices won't scan or fax without ink, and plaintiffs say IT giant illegally withheld that info from buyers (www.theregister.com)
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Judge denies HP's plea to throw out all-in-one printer lockdown lawsuit - AiO devices won't scan or fax without ink, and plaintiffs say IT giant illegally withheld that info from buyers::AiO devices won't scan or fax without ink, and plaintiffs say IT giant illegally withheld that info from buyers

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In less developed countries, you'd need printed copies for a lot of stuff, especially legal documents.

Speaking from experience.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Exactly this. I live in a first-ish world country around Asia, and the moment you need paperwork dealt in any other nearby country, a printer is going to save you lots of trips to the convenience store.

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

Ugh... Asian beureaucracy at its best...

South East Asia?

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

...indeed.

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

Oh, I remember those. The government here has been working to go digital for the past 30 years, and now it’s beginning to pay off.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Good for you! My country is going toward that direction, but corruption kinda keeps the progress slow. Still some progress here and there.