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		captn3m0 on Oct 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run... 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.

systemvoltage on Oct 16, 2021 [–]

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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