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HP Retrofits Ink Cartridge DRM on Printers

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Christine Hall
Sep 23, 2016

You’ve owned your printer for a year or more, and have happily used off-brand ink cartridges during that time. Suddenly the manufacturer says you can’t do that anymore, and suddenly orders the printer you own to not accept the ink cartridges of your choosing.

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Christine Hall

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