The inkjet industry is nasty already because the companies are simply charging too much profit on the cartridges.
The restrictions put on replacement cartridges exist for two reasons. Only one is legitimate. The obvious reason is that the companies simply want to make money (hence a trust tort like the one HP got caught in). The legitimate reason is that the inkjet printing head assembly is a complex and integral part of the printing process, and so the company has no way of guaranteeing that a printer will work unless they make the print head. And no one wants to have the reputation that "well, they support all refill cartridges but none of them work very well."
In a way it is similar to the Mac OS vs Windows issue. The Mac OS is extremely powerful, effective, and safe because it is designed from the ground up to run on a particular type of hardware. This is the optimal configuration. Windows is crappy because it has to be able to work on everything from an emachine to a garage-hacked PC to an EeePC to a Mac. Far from optimal.
But at least Apple doesn't charge a premium for its OS like the inkjet companies do for their cartridges. Inkjet companies sell cheap hardware and squeeze the blood out of consumers in selling replacement cartridges. Apple sells premium-configured, moderately-priced hardware and then sells their perfect little OS for practically nothing.
Either way, the company is bleh to guarantee that their product works as advertised. If you use third party inkjet cartridges, your warranty is meaningless. It's that simple.
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The inkjet industry is nasty already because the companies are simply charging too much profit on the cartridges.
The restrictions put on replacement cartridges exist for two reasons. Only one is legitimate. The obvious reason is that the companies simply want to make money (hence a trust tort like the one HP got caught in). The legitimate reason is that the inkjet printing head assembly is a complex and integral part of the printing process, and so the company has no way of guaranteeing that a printer will work unless they make the print head. And no one wants to have the reputation that "well, they support all refill cartridges but none of them work very well."
In a way it is similar to the Mac OS vs Windows issue. The Mac OS is extremely powerful, effective, and safe because it is designed from the ground up to run on a particular type of hardware. This is the optimal configuration. Windows is crappy because it has to be able to work on everything from an emachine to a garage-hacked PC to an EeePC to a Mac. Far from optimal.
But at least Apple doesn't charge a premium for its OS like the inkjet companies do for their cartridges. Inkjet companies sell cheap hardware and squeeze the blood out of consumers in selling replacement cartridges. Apple sells premium-configured, moderately-priced hardware and then sells their perfect little OS for practically nothing.
Either way, the company is bleh to guarantee that their product works as advertised. If you use third party inkjet cartridges, your warranty is meaningless. It's that simple.
My parents just buy a new, cheap printer because it costs less than buying new ink. How do you explain that?
lol I skimmed through your post and saw apple and decided not to read it.
"But at least Apple doesn't charge a premium for its OS like the inkjet companies do for their cartridges. "
Haha I wonder what crazy reasoning brings you to that sentence!
No I didn't read it, just saw Apple in there.