Flaxman said HP will continue to use authentication measures to protect its 
intellectual property "and the quality of our customer experience." But he 
wrote, "We should have done a better job of communicating about the 
authentication procedure to customers, and we apologize.”

Sounds like they’re just going to make you jump through hoops every time you 
want to print something with what they regard as an “unauthorized” ink product, 
instead of just blocking you entirely.

I’d expect a popup to appear every time you print something that says your 
printer is using an unauthorized ink product and warning you that it could 
damage your printer, along with a button to order new replacement cartriges 
from HP directly. So expect retailers to get pissed-off next.

Can you imagine having to buy gas and oil at a gas station branded for your 
vehicle?

Personally, I don’t know why anybody uses ink-based printers. Toner-based 
printers don’t dry out, generally produce far better results, and in the 
long-run are typically much cheaper cost-per-page to operate.

-David Schwartz



> On Sep 29, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Keith Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
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