HP Rant 2

[Luke -Jr]

On Wednesday 13 August 2008, Luke -Jr wrote:
> On Wednesday 13 August 2008, Christofer C. Bell wrote:
> > On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:50 PM, Luke -Jr <luke at dashjr.org> wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 12 August 2008, Phil Thayer wrote:
> > >> Bottom line is this. If you are not willing to pay for quality, you
> > >> will not get quality.  None of the major printer companies will
> > >> support using refilled ink cartridges no matter how they are refilled
> > >> because they no longer have control over the quality of the cartridge
> > >> and cannot guarantee that it will not damage your printer.
> > >
> > > Well done, you've justified DRM.
> >
> > No he hasn't.  He's justified businesses not supporting third party
> > products that they didn't produce, sell you, recommend, or have any
> > control over.
>
> No, he's "justified" business not supporting THEIR OWN products just
> because you use a third-party product with them. In the case of refills,
> there really isn't even a third-party involved.
>
> The obvious equivalent is voiding your "warranty" on Windows the moment you
> install non-Microsoft software.

...and in the case of HP printers... the equivalent is Windows refusing to 
execute any non-Microsoft software.