This is already been debunked elsewhere. The sticker as a whole is meant to convey that the user should connect and do setup via Wi-Fi before connecting to it via USB. A sticker designed to hide a USB port would not have a curved arrow icon showing a user where to start peeling it.
To be clear, I'm not saying that HP printers shouldn't be avoided, that the sticker is well-designed, that @netspooky is dumb for not understanding it, etc. It would've been nice if @netspooky took a minute to consult the manual before posting misinformation.
The Reddit thread pointed out that the printer will allow you to do ~20 pages over USB, but then any subsequent print is blocked until you create an account.
This is crazy. If it wasn't HP I wouldn't believe this. If you just consider this as a pure cold market strategy, I still don't think this makes sense. Sometimes it makes sense to trade in goodwill for cash, or otherwise use market power to bully users. However, HP has totally destroyed their brand EVERYWHERE, who would ever buy one of these printers? DRM printing, additional apps, misrepresenting ink reserves. Not to mention, obviously printing is in decline for most people. What is the steelman that makes sense here? People just wont care and they keep making money?
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 24.8 ms ] threadTo be clear, I'm not saying that HP printers shouldn't be avoided, that the sticker is well-designed, that @netspooky is dumb for not understanding it, etc. It would've been nice if @netspooky took a minute to consult the manual before posting misinformation.