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HP CEO says customers who don't use the company's supplies are "bad investments"

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HP CEO says customers who don't use the company's supplies are "bad investments"

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

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HP is very insistent that users of its printers don't turn to cheaper third-party alternatives for their ink cartridges. It introduced a feature called Dynamic Security in...

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What investment are they making in customers? Are they selling something at a loss? Should the FTC BoC ask what exactly they mean here?
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  Yes, they sell the printer for a loss and the ink for a crazy markup.

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