As reported by The Reg, HP chief financial officer Marie Myers was talking to investors at the UBS Global Technology conference about the tech giant's subscription model.
Thing is, I’ve never has a problem with this - it works out at £35.88 (£2.99 x 12) per year for my HP Envy 5032. I don’t use their paper and have only once in 3 years run over allowance. I print about 2 or 3 times per week, sometimes more. I don’t change the ink as soon as warning comes on, I’ll wait until prints start deteriorating.
Like I say - it’s not a problem. Just under £36 per year for ink isn’t a deal breaker for me. Having the right cartridge available without trying to find a shop selling them is.
Edit. Just to point out I’ve used printers from most of them. Colour/black and white lasers. Multifunction printers, photo, label printers and all.
Samsung colour laser was the best, but can’t justify the price now.
If I want photos, I get them done by a photo service. They will always have a better printer than me, and can afford the overheads.
If HP ever stiff the firmware and I can’t get CUPS to run it I’ll bin it.
Until then, it stays on my shelf and prints every few days. For £2.99 a month.
Thing is, I’ve never has a problem with this - it works out at £35.88 (£2.99 x 12) per year for my HP Envy 5032. I don’t use their paper and have only once in 3 years run over allowance. I print about 2 or 3 times per week, sometimes more. I don’t change the ink as soon as warning comes on, I’ll wait until prints start deteriorating. Like I say - it’s not a problem. Just under £36 per year for ink isn’t a deal breaker for me. Having the right cartridge available without trying to find a shop selling them is.
Edit. Just to point out I’ve used printers from most of them. Colour/black and white lasers. Multifunction printers, photo, label printers and all.
Samsung colour laser was the best, but can’t justify the price now.
If I want photos, I get them done by a photo service. They will always have a better printer than me, and can afford the overheads.
If HP ever stiff the firmware and I can’t get CUPS to run it I’ll bin it.
Until then, it stays on my shelf and prints every few days. For £2.99 a month.