I recently needed to replace the ink on my HP inkjet printer. Four little name-brand HP cartridges of yellow, blue, red and black cost me $123. Ounce for ounce, that’s more than the price of Dom ...

HP customers are showing frustration online as the vendor continues to use firmware updates to discourage or, as users report, outright block the use of non-HP-brand ink cartridges in HP printers.

HP printers blocked the use of third-party ink cartridges for years. However, you can upgrade many HP printers to avoid the ban. Here's a list.

The IITC says HP has issued four “killer firmware updates” in the last eight weeks alone to quietly block third-party cartridges from working in EPEAT-registered HP inkjet printers and at ...

HP is blocking more users from using third-party ink with their printers. Several users report that they’re no longer able to use non-HP ink with their printers after installing a recent ...

People want a 60 euro printer so HP makes a 200 euro printer and makes money by selling you the cartridges. If they put a 200 euro printer in the store instead of the 60 euro one, then people won ...

Printer manufacturers operate on the classic razor-and-blade business model: sell printers at low prices to lock customers into purchasing expensive proprietary ink cartridges. For instance, an HP ...