Digital BW, The Print

Lets step back a second here.  When someone is contemplating the 
purchase of a printer, they should consider the total costs of 
ownership, including replacement cartridges.  If people don't 
investigate, then that's their problem.  

The only real question here is whether or not the major suppliers are 
colluding among themselves to maintain high cartidge prices.  I find 
it very hard to believe that HP, Lexmark, Epson and Canon got into a 
room and set printer and cartridge pricing.  Absent this, we have no 
complaint.  High prices attract entry, so we have seen explosive 
growth in the 3rd party replacement sector.  

Personally, I think that it is quite amazing how far one's dollar 
goes in the field of inkjets.  Meddling by the ill-informed 
conspiracy theorist can only disrupt a market that provides wonderful 
products at great prices.