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.world
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    6 months ago

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

    • CurbsTickle@lemmy.world
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      6 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.

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      6 months ago

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

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        6 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.