Digital BW, The Print

>Hi Walt.
>
>They're only visionary if it works. Apparently it didn't :(
>
>Your friend is a perfect case in point. If the average Joe
can figure
>out the dodge and bust them, and folks inevitably will, they
can't
>continue making the money. That also goes for Lexmark, HP
etc. You
>have to have something else in the mix beyond completely
giving the
>hardware away. Buying market share is a viable strategy only
if you
>can ensure you can keep enough of it to profit by the purchase.
>Also, Xerox simply isn't fiscally strong enough these days to
toss
>money around without generating profits coming back right away.

The The idea was proven sound by Epson et all. Maybe it's the
marketing that makes it work.
>
>By the way, why didn't your friend buy 3rd party for even less?
>If the printer with cartridge costs less than an ink cartridge
>independently, you have to be a bit dim to expect to sell many 
>separate carts. 

 Getting anything out here on a rock in the middle of the
ocean can prove challenging. He did it to get a spare printer.
He refills his carts.


Regards, Walt

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