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Doesn't Lexmark still use the samr type of cartridge as HP? The heads are IN
the cartridge! Why would you have to buy printheads?
"stuff-it" <stuff-it@in-side.com > wrote in message
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> WOW, I hope you dont expect anyone to read that book. Anyone messing
> with lexmark should be shot anyway.
> the cost of their print heads would buy a nice canon printer
>
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> On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 08:40:09 -0800, Steve <por@jnt.inv> wrote:
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> >
> >From: Ed Foster's GripeLog
> >
> >Since I've often given Lexmark a hard time for its various legal
> >maneuvers to restrict its customers' choice in printer consumables, I
> >was surprised this morning to see they'd sent me a press release. At
> >least, I assume they sent it - today you can never be sure where
> >something in your e-mail is coming from. Just to show I'm a fair guy,
> >though, I've decided to print the announcement verbatim:
> >
> >"Lexmark to Bring Litigation-Winning Approach to Auto Industry"
> >
> >April 1, 2004, Lexington, KY -- Printer manufacturer Lexmark is proud
> >to announce it will enter the automotive market with a line of cars
> >featuring its exclusive Aftermarket Product Integrity Guarantee
> >(A-PIG) technology.
> >
> >"Lexmark's innovative edge has been in finding bold new ways of
> >protecting its intellectual property," said Sue Moore, newly appointed
> >CEO of Lexmark Motors. "We believe our experience applying the Digital
> >Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and shrinkwrap licenses to hard goods
> >will serve us well in this new venture."
> >
> >Lexmark's first automobile model, the MarkedOne, will be equipped with
> >a complete set of A-PIG devices protected by the DMCA. Tires,
> >sparkplugs, batteries, fanbelts, the engine, and many other parts will
> >undergo an A-PIG check during each ignition of the car. Should any
> >non-Lexmark brand aftermarket products be detected, the ignition will
> >fail. "Just as we try to guarantee our printer customers'
> >satisfaction by making sure they only use Lexmark-brand consumables,
> >we want our automotive customers to enjoy a Lexmark-only driving
> >experience as long as they own the car," Moore said.
> >
> >The MarkedOne's A-PIG technology is based on the chipset the company
> >includes in laser printer toner cartridges to prevent the use of
> >third-party products. Moore pointed out that Lexmark's right to apply
> >DMCA protection to such devices was endorsed by a court last year in
> >its case against Static Control Components Inc. "If I may be allowed
> >to paraphrase what the judge said when granting our injunction, the
> >public policy benefit of ensuring competition must take a back seat to
> >our right to prevent copyright infringement," Moore said.
> >
> >Lexmark Motors will borrow another concept from printer technology
> >with the MarkedOne's innovative gasoline cartridge. "No MarkedOne
> >owner will ever run out of gas on the highway," Moore explained. When
> >the disposable gasoline cartridge is less than a third full, the
> >automobile will not start until the gas cartridge is replaced by one
> >full of Lexmark-authorized gasoline. Should a motorist inadvertently
> >run out of spare cartridges, Lexmark Motors dealers will offer
> >same-day cartridge delivery service for a modest mark-up.
> >
> >In addition to its host of copyright-protection features, the
> >MarkedOne will also be the first vehicle with a shrinkwrap license. As
> >with its revolutionary "Prebate" agreement for toner cartridges,
> >Lexmark's car will come with an automatic discount in exchange for the
> >customer's acceptance of a license agreement. In opening the
> >driver-side door for the first time, the new owner of a MarkedOne
> >agrees not to ever sell the car to a third party. Instead, the car can
> >only be used as a trade-in for a new Lexmark vehicle. "We are very
> >proud of the fact that Lexmark established the right to restrict the
> >sale of hard goods in this way in our case against the Arizona
> >Cartridge Remanufacturers Association," said Moore. "It's high time
> >other industries demonstrate that customers don't have the right to
> >sell their possessions to just anyone they choose."
> >
> >Due to the lack of progressive laws like the DMCA in other countries,
> >the Lexmark MarkedOne will only be sold domestically. "Where else but
> >in the good ol' US of A can you copyright a printer or a car?" Moore
> >noted. "It just makes me proud to be an American."
> >
> >FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: Statements in this release that are not
> >historical facts are forward-looking and involve risks and
> >uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainites include, among
> >others, the fact that it was written by Ed Foster as an April's Fool
> >joke. Basing stock investment decisions on the information contained
> >in this release might not be the best idea you ever had. On the other
> >hand, you might want to keep it in mind the next time you're buying a
> >printer.
> >
> >
> >Copyright 2004 Ed Foster's GripeLog. You are granted permission to
> >forward this column to friends who would have an interest in this
> >topic.
> >
> >
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