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Brother denies having a dose of the HPs
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Friday, 07 March 2025 09:51

Brother denies having a dose of the HPs


We don’t block third party ink

Brother has denied claims that its firmware updates are sneakily sabotaging printers using third-party cartridges after repair guru Louis Rossman's viral YouTube rant stirred the interwebs.

Brother gets a touch of the HP
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Wednesday, 05 March 2025 11:03

Brother gets a touch of the HP

Joins the dark side and starts locking down its products

After years of being the go-too company for those who do not like to be screwed around by HP’s locked own overpriced ink business model, Brother has joined the dark side.

HP’s print ink policy faces monopoly legal challenge
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Court will be told HP has a hotel on Mayfair and Park Lane

Make of expensive printer ink, HP has used its "Dynamic Security" software updates to "create a monopoly" of replacement printer ink cartridges, a lawsuit filed against the company on 5 January claims.

Supremes wallop expensive printer ink model
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If you bought it you can do what you like

The US Supreme Court has buried a long running move by printer ink companies which stopped people refilling their own cartridges.

Welcome to the Machine
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Monday, 05 December 2016 14:19

Welcome to the Machine


HPE shows off Memory driven computing


HP has shown off a working prototype of an ambitious new computer system which the company claims is the first example of memory-driven computing.

HP Enterprise makes a killing
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Friday, 04 March 2016 11:58

HP Enterprise makes a killing


Amazing what happens when you spin off your PC business


HP Enterprise, which houses former HP corporate hardware and services division has done much better than the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street expected.

Right-wing blogs wade into Fiorina's HP past
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Monday, 21 September 2015 12:34

Right-wing blogs wade into Fiorina's HP past


Deals which come back to haunt you

Now that the former HP queen Carly Fiorina's presidential campaign seems to be doing well, some of the right wing blogs are digging up some old stories on her HP past.