![When empty promises won't do: why regulation is needed to end built-in obsolescence of printers - Right to Repair Europe When empty promises won't do: why regulation is needed to end built-in obsolescence of printers - Right to Repair Europe](https://repair.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Project-Net-Zero.png)
When empty promises won't do: why regulation is needed to end built-in obsolescence of printers - Right to Repair Europe
![French Association Complains Inkjet Printers Violate France's Planned Obsolescence Law | Actionable Intelligence French Association Complains Inkjet Printers Violate France's Planned Obsolescence Law | Actionable Intelligence](https://www.action-intell.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image-from-HOP-complaint-HP-cartridges-FI.jpg)
French Association Complains Inkjet Printers Violate France's Planned Obsolescence Law | Actionable Intelligence
![Printer Says 'No,' but There's Still Toner Left - How Planned Obsolescence Hides That Last Bit Of Printing Capability — Christopher Roosen Printer Says 'No,' but There's Still Toner Left - How Planned Obsolescence Hides That Last Bit Of Printing Capability — Christopher Roosen](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/51ad3961e4b0ae1d9bf5b6f1/482ed43c-893f-46ac-8791-d07eb72ec828/Out_Of_Toner_Hand_%C2%A9_2022_Christopher_Roosen.jpg)
Printer Says 'No,' but There's Still Toner Left - How Planned Obsolescence Hides That Last Bit Of Printing Capability — Christopher Roosen
![Throwaway printers, luxury inks, killer chips …and their shocking environmental impact - Cool Products Throwaway printers, luxury inks, killer chips …and their shocking environmental impact - Cool Products](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d64e6629687f1a258ec04e/1571053830522-ZEHNIQ4O33D238TSECXG/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kGFBmK82wNwgkD1Td_X5wPwUqsxRUqqbr1mOJYKfIPR7LoDQ9mXPOjoJoqy81S2I8N_N4V1vUb5AoIIIbLZhVYxCRW4BPu10St3TBAUQYVKcxKmb3aKRbgQ3uDRYNpLjo2jNRE5CEwWYWB3IcUja7TdIVj9nLRId-9Hn9gaUth-C/printers.png?format=original)
Throwaway printers, luxury inks, killer chips …and their shocking environmental impact - Cool Products
![TIL that printer companies implement programmed obsolescence by embedding chips into ink cartridges that force them to stop printing after a set expiration date, even if there is ink remaining. : r/todayilearned TIL that printer companies implement programmed obsolescence by embedding chips into ink cartridges that force them to stop printing after a set expiration date, even if there is ink remaining. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/9Y7q129tTbdetEpuiJIEU7WlFPW9qm-0kRI4naQ42ik.jpg?auto=webp&s=b7b7eb94924fdeaa3bcfd86c70f3a31ebf0ee1d3)
TIL that printer companies implement programmed obsolescence by embedding chips into ink cartridges that force them to stop printing after a set expiration date, even if there is ink remaining. : r/todayilearned
![Planned obsolescence] "HP pre-programmed failure date of unofficial/ non-HP ink cartridges in its printers" - Myce.com : r/TZM Planned obsolescence] "HP pre-programmed failure date of unofficial/ non-HP ink cartridges in its printers" - Myce.com : r/TZM](https://external-preview.redd.it/_4nyJr3vT-MJt5Sgt8KAoX_UaQ-W5FBNLuzHa-88Y0E.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b0a23c0de83a22f61e7b438f66ca403081394209)