Digital BW, The Print

on 1/28/02 1:26 AM, tomoc wrote:

> Mike -
> 
> That's about what I've been experiencing. It's great.
> 
> I think Cone would be smart to open up piezo and start actively
> supporting other inks. He might be surprised at how much his total
> business would grow. I accept that it made sense for him to want
> controlled conditions when he was developing it... And then he wanted
> to milk it as long as he could... At some point (we're past it), he
> would be better off going for more volume and to attempt to be
> mainstream to fend off becoming marginalized and passed over. We all
> know that in technology, you can't rest on your laurels (great though
> his are) and expect to survive...a lot of people are putting a lot of
> brainpower on this issue...
> 
> Tom O'Connell

Below is a snip from a larger message from Jon off the Piezo Color list.

It's possible he's working on something big now, such that he can't be
bothered by the little stuff. Or not.

Todd

on 1/23/02 10:15 PM, Jon Cone wrote:

> I do not think many of you realize how pioneering this time is for us all.
> We are not that far removed from the early Daguerreotypists. It is only hard
> for us to see it, because we are still within the era and not yet looking
> back. Save these stories for your children. They may not know what inkjet is
> in 10 years....  Whoa!
> 
> 
> Jon Cone