Suit seeks injunction blocking HP from bricking printers using third-party ink.

HP sued (again) for blocking third-party ink from printers, accused of monopoly::Suit seeks injunction blocking HP from bricking printers using third-party ink.

  • frunch@lemmy.worldEnglish
    59·
    10 months ago

    Perhaps they’ll be fined 1/4 day’s profits and carry on like nothing happened ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • CurbsTickle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      10 months ago

      Yep. Needs to be tied to profit for the action at a minimum, and should be gross not net. Because net can be manipulated too easily.

      But instead it’s just a cost of doing (shitty) business.

    • QuarterSwede@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      Bingo. The fines for these behemoths are pathetic. “I know what will work, let’s shake them down for their lunch money!”

      • xektop@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        10 months ago

        What could work is to impose a daily progressing fine until the firmware change Is reversed and 3rd party ink Is allowed again.