HP launched a subscription service today that rents people a printer, allots them a specific amount of printed pages, and sends them ink for a monthly fee. HP is framing its service as a way to simplify printing for families and small businesses, but the deal also comes with monitoring and a years-long commitment.


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  • elmicha@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    have to print, sign, scan, and email back

    Can’t you scan or photograph your signature and insert it in your word processor?

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      10 months ago

      Not where I live. You either need a physical signature on a piece of paper (can be later scanned) or a “Qualified Electronic Signature” to go full digital. The latter costs money it’s not universally supported - small business owners often have no idea how it works.

      Those are the only two options that are legally recognised as valid signature

      This is also the only reason why I have a printer.

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        10 months ago

        But Admiral Patrick (sorry, I still don’t know how to link/tag users) wrote he has to scan and email the physical signature from the paper, so it is not really physical anymore? Maybe he has to send the physical paper by snail mail in addition to the email.

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          10 months ago

          It might be silly but it works and it’s legal (here). It saved me a lot of hassle. I didn’t have to send a physical copy. It become a trash a moment after I scanned it