Why it matters: HP has long faced sharp criticism for forcing users to purchase expensive, DRM-locked ink cartridges or pushing them toward subscription services. Even Brother, traditionally viewed as ...

A recording of FS Stoppers testing inkjet printing cartridges went viral on TikTok. Reposted by the account Just Random (@randompostandclips), a Canon printer customer cracked open a cartridge.

"Our long-term objective is to make printing a subscription, Intel CEO Enrique Lores said in an interview with CNBC last year, when asked about the idea of warming up to third-party cartridges. "We ...