Digital BW, The Print

The answer to that is yes. CFS units that exist now that use chipped
carts which are seen to infringe on Epson's patents will no longer be
allowed to be imported into this country from what I can gather from
these discussions.

To me it looks like a done deal. I don't think it would have gotten as
far as the presidents desk without them having some idea as to the
final outcome. This has been a long time coming and big money has been
thrown into the case over a long period of time.

What we can hope for are cfs systems that accomidate all ink types and
printer sizes that are considered legal from an engineering
standpoint. That may not be easy to do for smaller printers.

John




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Maugham"
<Thomas@...> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry to admit that I came into this thread late but here's my
> particular situation: I have an Epson 1280 using a CIS from MIS
Associates.
> Assuming that the CIS continues to work properly, will my ability to
> purchase inks be affected by this lawsuit?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tom
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul
> Roark
> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 11:24 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Epson's court victory
> 
>  
> 
> By the way, Epson has filed a second lawsuit going after the large
format
> cartridges.
> 
> And has anyone figured out how to refill 3800 carts yet?
> 
> They really are intent on wiping out the third party ink industry.
> 
> I wonder if a secondary competitor like Kodak might exploit the
big-three's
> efforts by making a machine that readily accepts competitive inks.
> 
> Note http://www.msnbc. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20298724/>
> msn.com/id/20298724/ :
> 
> "Analysts have been concerned about a potential slowdown in HP's ...
> high-margin inkjet cartridges that have been long been the company's
cash
> cow. They have worried that Eastman Kodak Co.'s foray this year into the
> inkjet-printer market with lower-priced products could harm HP's
> profitability."
> 
> "But HP delivered a strong showing in the third quarter. Operating
profit
> for the division rose 11 percent from $884 million to $981 million.
The unit
> provided HP with nearly 40 percent of the company's total operating
profit."
> 
> I think the extent of profitability of the ink sales helps support the
> argument that the old prohibitions on tying were based on solid facts.
> Regardless of the Chicago school theory, most people do not carefully
> analyze total product costs when purchasing. The low down payment
suckers
> lots of people. (Has anyone noticed the housing market?)
> 
> Mention of HP's inkjet profitability in letters might help persuade some
> that "perfect competition" is not happening here.
> 
> On the other side of the coin, Kodak's behavior is more consistent
with what
> economists would predict.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
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