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I imagine a robber growling "$0.99 or your life!"

It's hard to tell what is more insulting, the ending of a "for life" program or the amount because of which it ends.

Also, another big warning against stuff which is "free" or "for life"; in most cases, either is commercially unsustainable.

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>> or the amount because of which it ends.

a buck to print 15 pages a month on the customer's printer is a sweet deal for HP. It's pure profit and likely adds up. 6 months from now they'll bump it to $1.29 and some executive will get a multi-million dollar bonus.

A typical inkjet cartridge prints around 190 pages. So at 15 pages per $1 this is like buying cartridges at $13 a piece, except way more complicated and obnoxious. Cartridges normally cost around $20 so it is still a slight savings if you're willing to deal with the hassle of counting your pages every month.

For me however, I give that whole plan a giant middle finger. That's way too much headache and hassle for a $7 savings.

But only if you print exactly 15 pages each month

They do roll over up to 45 pages, so it's not entirely unreasonable that someone would use all or at least most of their credits.

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