Digital BW, The Print

I've been following the Inkjetmall soap opera. I still haven't decided 
on a 1280 with hextone inks or a 2200 with the ultrachrom. The 2200 
route will be more expensive since it will require an IP driver to get 
neutral B&W.  But I wonder if in the long run the supply of high quality 
qualtone inks and support can be insured. The market is small and it 
seems fairly fluid.

While Epson probably picks your pocket every time you buy their ink, at 
least you can be relatively certain they will be there tomorrow to 
answer the phone. Is there an inherent risk of being left out in the 
cold depending on a quadtone solution? How stable are any of these small 
ink companies anyway?

Truman