Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of...
by pepoluan on Sunday October 17, 2021 @03:12AM
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In my country, it seems inkjet printers with tanks are quick replacing printers with cartridges.
The reason being people in my country don't really care about warranty, would go out and buy a cheap cartridge-based printer, then bring that printer to some hack shops that will "convert" that printer into a tank-based one, allowing you to use any third-party ink.
So manufacturers keep absorbing loss on their lower-than-cost printers and couldn't make a profit from ink sales.
That's why cartridge-based printers are slowly being phased out for ink tank printers... So manufacturers can grab profit directly from printer sales :-)
The reason being people in my country don't really care about warranty, would go out and buy a cheap cartridge-based printer, then bring that printer to some hack shops that will "convert" that printer into a tank-based one, allowing you to use any third-party ink.
So manufacturers keep absorbing loss on their lower-than-cost printers and couldn't make a profit from ink sales.
That's why cartridge-based printers are slowly being phased out for ink tank printers... So manufacturers can grab profit directly from printer sales :-)