@ThisSideOfThePond @dangillmor @ArrestJK Not sure which side of the pond you’re on, but #Oki/ #Okidata is the only printer maker I could not find any dirt on, but they’ve pulled out of the US market. So in the US, they’re all evil. But I do not mean to detract from #HP. HP is the single most evil of all printer makers. HP is not only anti-consumer & anti-environment, they also help Israel oppress Palestinians.

Ma dell’#OKI, siamo sicuri che la parte che fa più effetto sia quella che si beve e non quella che si sniffa durante la preparazione? 🤔
#riflessionisparse

@electrocutie @gsuberland I should also say that #HP is by far the worst of the worst both in terms of politics & anti-consumer shenannigans. I found #Oki at the other end of the spectrum to be Mostly Harmless™, but perhaps for that reason Oki pulled out of the US market… probably could not compete w/all the tricks & traps that the competition exploits quite profitably.

@gsuberland @electrocutie I tracked the tricks and traps of all the printer makers at one point; also looked at politics (e.g. #HP has a contract w/Israel in their effort to oppress Palestinians). #Oki was the only printer I could not find any dirt on, apart from a blurb in their docs about a void warranty if using non-Oki toner. If anyone knows whether Oki has DRM I’d appreciate a heads up.

@ademalsasa
I prefer not to own a printer at all (it’s better for the environment to cycle to a print shop or library). But OTOH I’ve been unable to find a print shop that uses #Oki printers. So it seems I’m stuffed ethically no matter what.
@jens @fedithom

After some extensive research into the ethics of printer makers, the only manufacturer I didn’t find any significant dirt on was #Oki (aka #Okidata). Sad to see that they’ve shrunk & excluded N.America: https://www.oki.com/us/printing/