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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by captn3m0 on Saturday October 16, 2021 @03:36PM (#28890754)
The highway robbery is what keeps them cheap?

Honest Question: Would inkjets remain cheap if they all accepted $STANDARD bottles available everywhere and compatible with all printers.

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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by systemvoltage on Saturday October 16, 2021 @05:09PM (#28891535)
We solved the similar problem for exchangeable storage media in the form of SD-Cards. Before SD Cards, the whole thing was fragmented like the printer industry. CF cards, minidisks, and proprietary memory sticks. It can be done.
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