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HP settles over accusations of “false advertising.”

The company has agreed to pay $4 million following a class-action complaint, reports Ars Technica. The second amended 2022 complaint, saved here by Ars, said that “to sell more products and maximize its profits, HP displays misleading strikethrough prices on its website and advertises fictitious savings based on those prices.”

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