HP is not the only printer manufacturer that is demonstrably consumer hostile.
A few years ago I bought an expensive Canon multifunction printer that was only used occasionally. Of course one color of the printhead clogged and could not be cleaned, just as Canon intended. Replacing the printhead cost more than a new printer.
Even though the printer would have been still useful for black and white printing and scanning, Canon completely disabled everything and it ended up in a landfill.
Canon needs to be the target of a similar class action suit.
Edit: Canon was sued, but the lawsuit didn’t become a class action and was settled privately last year.