![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
![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
![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/Our-sort-of-agreement-1300x731.png)
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 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
![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/2021/11/150000-cars.png)