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submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

But in this analogy, instead of disabling the ink/internet, they disabled your entire printer/computer. They didn't withold further service, they actively made something this person already owns useless through a malicious backdoor.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

They don’t though, they disable printing with the subscription’s cartridges. You can still buy other cartridges and it will work.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

changing cartridges didn't seem to work

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

That still seems like it crosses a line to me