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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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[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Why is anyone buying a printer at all?

Hey, printer people out there! What do you you use your printer for? My printer is just sitting idle collecting dust. Can’t think of anything I would need to print. Everything is digital these days.

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 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.

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 6 points 2 years ago

I have a printer for the occasional need to print documents. Mind blowing I know, but that's why I keep one around. It gathers dust most of the time, but it's super useful when the odd need arises.

[–] gaael@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I for one can't read correctly anything longer than a lemmy post on a screen. I print more or less anything that I'm want to read with my brain fully present - I usually outline and comment on paper too, makes it easier to remember. Latest use case : printing out dnd character sheets to do my charac design for BG3

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

Ok, that seems like a sensible use case.

I’ve heard many people say that reading stuff on a screen is more distracting and they have trouble focusing. I don’t feel that way, so screens are just fine for me.