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by MBCook 807 days ago
That only works with real competition.

How’s the ink jet printer industry doing these days?

Yeah. If everyone does it the only fix is a law. And clearly we don’t pass those anymore.
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walterbell 807 days ago
On the video front, low-cost and legal HDMI splitters and downconverters have appeared in recent years.

HDMI includes multiple protocols: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31828193

HDMI blocked recent AMD contribution: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543291

Ink jet printing is protected by patents. They will expire eventually.

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eru 807 days ago
> How’s the ink jet printer industry doing these days?

There's good competition from cheap laser printers.

> If everyone does it the only fix is a law.

What makes you think so? You could first try opening up the market more. You can lower barriers to market entry. Eg for new upstarts, for established companies in other industries trying to branch out, and for foreign would-be rivals, too.

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