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OEM Printer Backlash Explodes on TikTok!
HP and Epson Struggle to Respond to Subscriptions and Firmware Updates.
The rise of TikTok as a platform for consumer outrage has put OEM printers, particularly those from HP and Epson, in the spotlight. Millions of users are taking to the app to express their frustrations with printer subscriptions, firmware updates, and perceived corporate greed. This digital storm is causing significant problems for these industry giants, and the backlash shows no signs of slowing down.Feeling the Pressure
Ever since Hp CEO Lores ranted about a successful subscriptions model for their printers in glitzy Davos Switzerland earlier this year, the internet is now ablaze with millions of people being fed-up and taking their feelings to the airways, and none of this can be good for business. Hp’s last earning quarter was dismal at best and if thing continue this ways CEO Enrique Lores might have to look for another job elsewhere. Epson’s printer earnings are also lagging due to this criticism, and suing hundreds of your own customers that are complaining about printer firmware update is the wrong way to go and a bad investment that will eventually backfire.TikTok Outrage: HP and Epson Face Major Backlash
TikTok now features a section called “Printer Rants,” where millions of frustrated users are expressing their dissatisfaction with the state of the printing industry. This growing trend is casting a harsh spotlight on OEMs, showcasing their missteps in a way that’s unprecedented. As Tonernews.com, a chronicler of the industry since 2002, has noted, this represents a new low for the printing sector.Rants Against OEM Printers Surge
We understand that print isn’t what it used to be, but squeezing consumers in this rip-off economy is not the way to go. More and more people are taking their frustrations online, more and more people are so pissed off that some come out with their own videos that are viewed by millions around the globe, thus eroding the brands reputations and eventually their earnings.HP and Epson Struggle to Respond
Why OEM’s put their brand in such a dilemma is all about greed and bad advice by rich corporate lawyers who lost all concept of reality. Just this year’s HP hired Karen Parkhill as Chief Financial Officer, giving her a $15M+ salary not counting the signing bonuses, a pure example of corporate greed at its best.Hp’s and Epson antics is also not good for print itself, the more people get frustrated the more they look for ways not to print, and for other solutions. This is why firmware updates need to be gone once and for all, this is why remanufactured printers, toner and ink are the real solution to this mess. OEM know that what they are doing is wrong, but they just can’t turn it off, someone has to pay to fuel the corporate jets.
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