HP admits to printer firmware update that blocks non-HP cartridges

Chris Merriman
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Suspicions aroused after thousands of HP printers are forced out of action on the same day

Printer maker HP Inc, which is currently in the process of acquiring Samsung's printer business, has been accused of puting a 'self-destruct' protocol into a printer firmware update intended to sto...

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