My two bits : 1- If you buy a product and put some "other"inks in it, its perfectly normal that the maker will not support the product. 2- If you put whatever inks in it and are perfectly informed that there is no more "guarantee" for the product, you are the owner after all (Remember that you bought it!). 3-If the company is "giving away" the printer so it can make money on the consumables, that's a way of doing business. The company's choice! 4-If the company is making it impossible to use whatever consumables you want, the product they make should be avoided. The company is already working great on planned obsolescence anyways! I'm a proud owner of a 1430 with 3rd party inks in it (B&W only) and since I'm not making any prints larger than 13x19, it's great. Epson is pretty good on "planned obsolescence"! Jacques Caron Photographe jacques.caron@... Le 2017-06-12 à 17:31, "Keith Schreiber keith@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint]" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> a écrit : > > The inevitable is that every printer will fail someday. > > The case referred to is Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc. Here are a few links: > https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-1189_ebfj.pdf > http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/impression-products-inc-v-lexmark-international-inc/ > https://www.eff.org/cases/impression-products-inc-v-lexmark-international-inc > > > "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better." > ~ Samuel Beckett > > > >> On Jun 12, 2017, at 2:53 PM, David Kachel david@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote: >> >> >> I don’t know what’s inevitable, nor what court ruling to which you refer. >> If this is some sort of doomsday announcement, please provide a link. >> >> >> David Kachel >> >> ___________________ >> >> Artist-Photographer >> Fine B&W Photographs >> >> WEBSITE: www.davidkachel.com >> BLOG: thetransparentphotographer.com >> EMAIL: david@... >> >> PO Box 1093 >> Bisbee, AZ 85603 >> (520) 366-4181 >> >> From: "'Steven Blutter' sblutter1@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint]" <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> >> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> >> Date: Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7:32 AM >> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> >> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Epson P800 blocks refilling: where do we go from here? >> >> >> >> I picked up a lightly used 3880 for the inevitable… and there was a court ruling FOR 3rd party ink suppliers >> >> >> >> We’ll see… >> >> >> >> Also, be sure to clean & service your current printer! >> >> >> >> >> >> Steven Blutter >> 6334 N. Sheridan Rd., #7F >> Chicago, IL 60660 >> >> Tel: 773-262-5200 (Land line, no text) >> Fax: 888-955-1616 >> >> sblutter1@... >> >> http://www.sblutter.com/insurance/ >> >> NPN# 2518791 >> >> >> >> >> > > >
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Re: [Digital BW] Epson P800 blocks refilling: where do we go from here?
2017-06-12 by Jacques Caron