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"in USA". Luckily such madness tend to stop at the EU borders.
by Iv 11y ago
"in USA". Luckily such madness tend to stop at the EU borders.
- ddingus 11y agoFor now, thankfully.
- rahimnathwani 11y agoFrom another write-up about the case: 'Lexmark’s cartridges are “regionalized” such that a cartridge sold in Europe, for instance, will not work in a printer sold in North America or Latin America.'
- TeMPOraL 11y agoInkjet printers are almost a criminal abuse. The whole idea of putting a chip on a cartridge that simply counts down and after specified amount of prints forces you to replace the whole cartridge is one giant "fuck you" towards the customer.
- chopin 11y agoThen, don't buy it. I have a laser printer for exactly this reason.
- tremon 11y agoOnly until the next round of closed trade agreements come into force. ACTA, TPP, CETA and TTIP all do their utmost to bring US-style law tactics to the rest of the world.