Fuck Subscriptions
Naming and shaming all "recurring spending models" where a one-time fee (or none at all) would be appropriate and logical.
Expect use of strong language.
Follow the basic rules of lemmy.world and common sense, and try to have fun if possible.
No flamewars or attacking other users, unless they're spineless corporate shills.
Note that not all subscriptions are awful. Supporting your favorite ~~camgirl~~ creator or Lemmy server on Patreon is fine. An airbag with subscription is irl Idiocracy-level dystopian bullshit.
New community rule: Shilling for cunty corporations, their subscriptions and other anti-customer practices may result in a 1-day ban. It's so you can think about what it's like when someone can randomly decide what you can and can't use, based on some arbitrary rules. Oh what, you didn't read this fine print? You should read what you're agreeing to.
==========
Some other groovy communities for those who wish to own their products, their data and their life:
Some other useful links:
Louis Rossman's YouTube channel
Look at content hosted at Big Tech without most of the nonsense:
view the rest of the comments
Right which is what's going on here. HP instant ink will let you cancel at any point and then it's good through the end of the billing period. I hate the waste that's being generated here and HP is anti consumer as hell.
I'd be a lot less salty about it if the original cartridge could revert back. On the other hand I understand the bricking of the cartridge If you've used enough ink that you're into your second cartridge.
I think a lot of this could have been avoided if the business decisions behind how instant ink is marketed were less consumer hostile. I'm still baffled that they don't give you the option to buy out the remaining prints in your cartridge when you terminate instant ink. Seems like easy money that would help this feel less anti consumer.