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madires:
HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink cartridges from cheaper rivals: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/hp-printers-computers-ink-cartridges-rivals/

HP is blocking third-party printer ink again: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/11/23635168/hp-printer-update-brick-third-party-ink-dynamic-security

But there are also good news. A new EU directive in the work will make HP's practice illegal (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2023-0201_EN.html), i.e. preventing the use of third party spare parts or consumables, or limiting functionality when third party parts are used.

Haenk:
In other good news, France is hitting Apple for serial-number locking parts. I assume this will eventually lead to prohibiting vendor-locks at all.

jc101:
No doubt, thanks to Brexit, this will pass the UK by.  It's a gift that just keeps on giving...  :palm:

madires:
Bonus game for some OfficeJets:
- HP OfficeJet printers are bricking following a recent software update (https://www.engadget.com/hp-officejet-printers-are-bricking-following-a-recent-software-update-223559237.html)
- HP rushes to fix bricked printers after faulty firmware update (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/hp-rushes-to-fix-bricked-printers-after-faulty-firmware-update/)

SiliconWizard:
Nice!!

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