HP rethinks its ink policy, allowing third-party ink again

HP said Thursday it will issue an optional firmware update that will allow customers with certain inkjet printers to use third-party cartridges again, a capability HP had quietly taken away in the name of quality.
HP said it will provide the firmware update in about two weeks via a dedicated support forum. According to the BBC’s original report about the incident, the affected printers are the small-business OfficeJet, OfficeJet Pro, and OfficeJet Pro X. It wasn’t immediately c