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by ErrantX 5864 days ago
Great article.

The prices of printers and other electronic products are constantly dropping, so the companies need to make a buck in other ways

Just as a point of note; this isn't a new phenomena like that line appears to suggest. This has been their business model for a goodly number of years now. Any cash they make on the printers has been, for the most part, a bonus.