Digital BW, The Print

> Then a clear winner will be the first company that markets a chip free
> printer. One that accepts whatever inks one wants to load and perhaps
> bundled with a profiling kit, say a ???,  See what kind of traction 
it gains
> while Epson, and perhaps HP and Canon tag along, before the realize 
they
> will be fighting a losing battle. If they want to act like we'll all 
go
> along because we need to, the review mirror will get full awfully 
fast for
> Epson et la. 
> 

That's not going to happen. Companies large enough to develop and 
market printers have no economic interest in making printers for 
consumers that do use proprietary inks and carts. Printers are cheap. 
The money is in the consumables.

Paul G.