Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Tyler Boley" <tyler@t...> 
wrote:
> I tend to think another ink possibility for quads is "news" since 
none of them do exactly what I want yet. I'll take 
> information anywhere I can get it.


1. I have seen some retailers/manufacturers come into these 
lists and begin the soft-spam behavior, and to me, it really 
begins to dilute the quality of these lists. It's not really quite 
spam, but it can get very heavy on sales and pricing. And this 
B/W list I feel is particularly good, and free of commercial ties; so 
maybe I'm a bit touchy and protective about any perceived 
invasion from people who sell this stuff, rather than the people 
who actually USE this stuff. 

Robert Rex, for example, is bragging on his papers, but at the 
same time, he's also providing hard-core, substantive 
information about the papers as well. He balances out his 
salesmanship with cold, hard facts that are useful in the real 
world, to the users.

2. And speaking of people who use the stuff: I'm probably a bit 
touchy too about companies who just bring products to market, 
tout its greatnesses, and ease-of-use, and then the user buys it 
and realizes that it's not really ready for prime-time. The user 
pays full price to be, basically, the final beta-tester. I'm in for 
thousands of dollars in recent past for software/hardware that 
wasn't quite what it was promised, or at least, did not perform 
properly right out of the box. So maybe I'm a bit touchy about that 
too.

3. I too wondered about Paul Roark's relationship with MIS. 
Could he really be writing all these curves and transfers for free? 
I guess he is, and if he is, I compliment his spirit of community 
involvement. I would contribute something to this valued 
community as well, if I knew what to do. 

But I also agree with Todd, I think, who asked about MIS. I have a 
good friend with (I think) a 1200 and variable quads from MIS, 
and he's pretty bummed for buying the inks, but for having no 
curve to go with his printer. I do not know if he bought the inks 
knowing that there was no curve, but it kinda makes sense to not 
even sell something until it's finished. All I knows right now is 
that he's pretty miffed about anything related to MIS, and that 
makes for bad customer relations.

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So, that's just the way I feel. I'm not trying to be negative or 
argumentative. I just feel like, on quality lists like these, which 
are rare, retailers need to be kept on a short leash, and they 
need to hear the full truth about what the experience is of buying 
a product.

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