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dack on May 14, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: HP disables customers’ printers if they use ink ca...

i think you have the proportion backwards

i think he is saying $1000 = 10 x (retail price of printer). which would mean the retail price of a printer is $100

hedora on May 14, 2023 [–]

Yes, and 10x is reasonable when computing punitive fines.

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