What if...? (Inkjet Refilling Talk)

What if...?
Author: Alan Napier	December 16, 2003 at 01:07:39

This came to me one day: if the big printer companies (HP,
Epson, Lexmark, etc) decided to stop production of all
cartridges/toners for printers that are more than 2 years
old (since that's the average turnaround time for most
computer-related products), what would happen to all of the
refilling solutions, like refill kits and refill machines?

I know that it's a long shot that any of the companies
would do such a thing, but then, it'd also be so easy for
them to "pull the plug" and force consumers to upgrade to
new printers. And consumers could, of course, use
compatible cartridges/toners. But my concern focuses on the
refilling methods, which as far as I know, can only be used
with the original cartridges/toners.

It seems to me that companies like StroudCo, R-Jet Tek,
Ramora, Inke, etc depend on the printer companies for their
livelihood. But has anyone ever thought about this?

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> This came to me one day: if the big printer companies (HP, > Epson, Lexmark, etc) decided to stop production of all > cartridges/toners for printers that are more than 2 years > old (since that's the average turnaround time for most > computer-related products), what would happen to all of the > refilling solutions, like refill kits and refill machines? > > I know that it's a long shot that any of the companies > would do such a thing, but then, it'd also be so easy for > them to "pull the plug" and force consumers to upgrade to > new printers. And consumers could, of course, use > compatible cartridges/toners. But my concern focuses on the > refilling methods, which as far as I know, can only be used > with the original cartridges/toners. > > It seems to me that companies like StroudCo, R-Jet Tek, > Ramora, Inke, etc depend on the printer companies for their > livelihood. But has anyone ever thought about this?
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