There are other printer manufacturers. Hopefully they see this as an opportunity to gain market share and avoid this strategy.
Here we go: HP has begun releasing printers with a subscription plan to use your own printer
“Instant Ink Ready” is a subscription plan where you pay monthly based on the amount of pages you print
Again, you already paid for the printer, the ink, the paper and the power to operate it, but HP also wants you to pay a subscription plan to use it… insane
On this model the subscription is still optional but they have officially started adding the technology, next comes a mandatory subscription to use.