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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:01:14 JST kaia
   Erpressomaschinen sind die mit Kaffeekapsel DRM
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:04:34 JST kaia

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     • Yasowo :agender_flag:🏳️‍⚧️
     @yassie_j you can read German though :mukiWow:
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     Yasowo :agender_flag:🏳️‍⚧️ (yassie_j@0w0.is)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:04:35 JST Yasowo :agender_flag:🏳️‍⚧️

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     @kaia DRM for physical goods is as cringe as for digital goods

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     Yasowo :agender_flag:🏳️‍⚧️ (yassie_j@0w0.is)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:07:51 JST Yasowo :agender_flag:🏳️‍⚧️

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     @kaia I read “Erpressomaschinen” as “espresso machine”, “Kaffeekapsel” as coffee capsule, and “DRM” as “DRM”, and I guessed exactly what you were talking about from there!!

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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:08:55 JST kaia

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     • Yasowo :agender_flag:🏳️‍⚧️
     @yassie_j there's a word play in it: Erpressung is extortion, so it reads "Extortionmachines are those with DRM" :comfy_cirno:
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     EdBoatConnoisseur (edboatconnoisseur@bae.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:11:49 JST EdBoatConnoisseur

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     • Yasowo :agender_flag:🏳️‍⚧️
     @kaia @yassie_j and that is why piracy is good, rember leech all you can seed nothing back.
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:12:48 JST kaia

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     @EdBoatConnoisseur @yassie_j
     y...you misunderstood piracy. seeding is the piracy bit, not leeching.
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     EdBoatConnoisseur (edboatconnoisseur@bae.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:36:08 JST EdBoatConnoisseur

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     • Yasowo :agender_flag:🏳️‍⚧️
     @kaia @yassie_j
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     EdBoatConnoisseur (edboatconnoisseur@bae.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 07:36:09 JST EdBoatConnoisseur

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     • Yasowo :agender_flag:🏳️‍⚧️
     @kaia @yassie_j but that is what captain jack says
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     Nicro (nicro@toot.community)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 16:27:22 JST Nicro

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     @kaia what's next, "Tintenstehldrucker" from HP? Wasting ink so you have to buy more.

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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 16:29:27 JST kaia

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     @Nicro I think the fact that those printers stop working even with full ink tank when your printing subscription runs out is particularly scummy.
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     lainy (lain@lain.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 16:33:40 JST lainy

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     @kaia @Nicro if they didn't do this then you could just get the subscription, cancel immediately and have a full set of ink carts for 99 cents
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     Nicro (nicro@toot.community)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 16:38:12 JST Nicro

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     @kaia the two things I remember them trying are "DRM paper, being the only paper that works" and "all colors and the print-head are one unit, run out of cyan and buy a whole new assembly."

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     Nicro (nicro@toot.community)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 16:45:12 JST Nicro

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     @lain @kaia there was every chance to make it transparent and just use a minimum subscription period.

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     lainy (lain@lain.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 17:00:44 JST lainy

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     @Nicro @kaia who would think that if they get an ink subscription service that specifies how much pages they can print in a month on their plan, that if they cancel they can suddenly print as much as they want?
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 17:23:35 JST kaia

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     @lain @Nicro
     mh, looking into it in more detail, it might be less scummy than anticipated. it's $6 for 100 pages. seeing they subsidize the device purchase, it could be a good deal if one really prints 100 pages. but their aim of course is to get people to subscribe and then altogether forget about the subscription.
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     lainy (lain@lain.com)'s status on Wednesday, 08-Nov-2023 18:42:35 JST lainy

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     @kaia @Nicro yeah, I think HP and their printer business in particular are doing lots of scummy stuff, but this one thing really doesn’t seem bad. Probably not really worth it if you actually print a sizable amount, but seems perfect for the “mom and dad want to print 2 pages from eBay every other week” situation.
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