Digital BW, The Print

So does that mean don't panick, that if all the currently available
empty carts get snatched up for the 4800 that there will be other
alternatives for using Cone inks in my 4800 down the road, and that
these inks will continue to thrive?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Cone"
<jon@...> wrote:
>
> Chris,
> 
> I can tell you that the biggest silver lining in something like this
> is that finally a very clear guidebook has been written by a judicial
> body that spells out perfectly in plain-English what is infringing and
> what is not. No one wants to infringe. And I believe everyone thinks
> patents should be protected. A lot of the carts which were denied by
> the judicial body were truly believed by their manufacturers to be
> non-infringing. And several almost made it. Now its finally possible
> to design products which are certainly non-infringing.
> 
> regards,
> 
> 
> Jon
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "flyflightdeck"
> <cloudswimmer@> wrote:
> >
> > Well less than a year ago I bought a new Epson 4800 over the 3800 and
> > Canon IPF5000 for its ability to use Piezography inks.I still have not
> > got around to ordering a set of Cone inks yet.So with this whole law
> > suit deal I'm wondering what move to make next.The 4800 empty cart set
> > at Inkjet mall is 390.00.I can't afford the carts and the bottles of
> > ink all at once right now.So do I buy the cart set now hoping they
> > will last the life of the printer, and get the bottles of inks later?I
> > certainly can't afford two sets of empty carts right now.Also will
> > Cone continue to manufacture the inks after the last carts are gone?I
> > don't want to invest all this money if these carts only last for
> > several fillings and Cone stops making the inks because of the
> > situation.I guess this is aimed mostly at Jon Cone, but if anyone else
> > has any ideas I'm game.Like everyone else I'm bummed at the
> > situation.I've used Piezography as well as MIS in the past and really
> > hate to see it go.
> > 
> > Chris
> >
>