Digital BW, The Print

flyfishingusa2002 wrote:

>I for one think that Joe Cone has done a lot for B/W printing 
>
No doubt about it..

>and 
>should be thanked.
>
He was, by many.

> 
>The fact that there are now numerous other ways to print B/W can't be 
>a great help to him or Injetmall. 
>
And his pricing model had a train wreck b/c of it.

>True, some of his product sucked, 
>but many reported wonderful results. 
>This thread makes it sound like JC and Inkjetmall are no more, I am 
>sure that will not be the case. 
>
I doubt either one is no more..  They will change though.. Parts of the 
operations could be sold, spun off, or closed entirely.  I do know there 
was a lot of crap between them and R9 as well.. Who knows what the terms 
of that settlement was, or even if there was one? 

>At the moment I imagine that JC is at PMA and I would not expect to 
>hear from the man himself for several days. 
>
And I wouldn't expect anything but spin control to keep the value of his 
operations high from Jon.  If he does that this time, I'm more than 
willing to debate it with him.. Last time I gave him the benefit of the 
doubt - not this time.

You can rest assured though that I'll have my attorney get a copy of his 
filings tomorrow, so that if Jon wants to play spinmeister again, or try 
calling me a liar this time, I won't be caught flat-footed or sandbagged.

>If you purchase from Inkjetmall using a credit card you have plenty 
>of protection, so don't be concerned about receiving the goods. 
>
I'm not 100% certain about that.  I believe that some who purchased 
airline tickets in similar situations, AFTER the Chapter 11 filing did 
NOT get all their $$ back (PanAm, Midway, etc)..  Coverage by credit 
card companies may be limited to their benefit and a customer's loss, in 
such cases, by the Bankruptcy code..  There could be an implicit 
assumption of risk by a buyer when they purchase from a vendor already 
under bankruptcy protection.

>The 
>people that should be worried are the workers there, it's them that 
>could be out of pocket and out of a job.
>  
>
Agreed..  As could R9 (if there was a  financial settlement), vendors 
who supplied product to Cone, and other vendors who may have been 
selling his products.

 
Keith Krebs

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