Digital BW, The Print

>It seems to me the problem with Epson is they have way too many
>printers out there, and rather than try to consolidate, refine,
>innovate,and improve the hardware to save overhead, they just some out
>with 5 more models every year to support.

If patents only have a limited life, then any firm with sense will have to 
keep producing new products incorporating new patents to keep their income 
going. Look a the drugs companies; as soon as a patent runs out, any Tom, 
Dick, or Harry can copy the stuff and sell it for pennies (not having to 
cover any research, development, and testing costs), so the company has to 
have newly patented drugs ready to keep up their income stream to cover R&D.

bob Frost.

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From: "john dean" <deanwork2003@...>