Canon sued for disabling scanner and fax functions of all-in-one device when printer ink runs out

The scammy business model around inkjet printers is well-known: sell the hardware cheap to snare customers into paying again and again for ink cartridges that cost more by volume than champagne. But that's not enough for Canon, which now disables all-in-one devices entirely when the ink runs low, shutting down unrelated imaging fuctions such as scanners and fax machines until the cartridges$70 or more a set are replaced. — Read the rest