Ecowarrior42's Journal: Eco-disaster! HP uses Vista to enforce product obsolesence.

HP Printer and Scanner owners should beware of buying a new Vista PC or upgrading to Vista.
Douglas Adams had it wrong when he predicted that the alien archaeologists would find a shoe layer, they are more likely to find a Vista induced Printer and Scanner layer! A large number HP printer and scanner owners that have chosen to upgrade to Vista will receive the following message when attempting to download Vista drivers for their Scanners and Printers:
"We are sorry to inform you that there will be no Windows Vista support available for your HP product. Therefore your product will not work with Windows Vista. The majority of HP products not supported in Windows Vista are beyond seven years old. If you are using the Windows Vista operating system on your computer, please consider upgrading to a newer HP product that is supported on Windows Vista. HP has numerous products on the market that support Windows Vista:"
An interesting question might be how many will take this lying down, a class action law suit feels like it is waiting in the wings, at the very least the government bodies developing recycling laws should make HP liable for the safe and environmental recycling of these perfectly serviceable devices.