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Will companies now save more money on toner? Is there anyone selling a reverse-engineered, refillable pod for the coffee machines that only accept pre-filled p
by 01572 9y ago
Will companies now save more money on toner?
Is there anyone selling a reverse-engineered, refillable pod for the coffee machines that only accept pre-filled proprietary ones?
Do these coffee machine vendors seek to use patents to protect their sales of coffee?
Edit: I know Keurig and Nespresso are the well-publicised examples, but I was thinking of the others. I assume with reasonable confidence there are others still using non-refillable proprietary pods.
- lallysingh 9y agoYou can get a refillable pod for kuerigs. I think it's even kuerig branded. Is there another vendor you're thinking of?
- cromulent 9y agoLidl sell Nespresso compatible capsules.
- vmarsy 9y ago> Do these coffee machine vendors seek to use patents to protect their sales of coffee? A couple years ago this was a debate in France, Nespresso lost but it was because of anti-competitive behavior[1]. There's apparently[2] plenty of 3rd party nespresso pods : around 50 brands worldwide. [1] https://arstechnica.com/business/2014/04/nespresso-open-sources-coffee-pod-business-under-government-pressure/ https://arstechnica.com/business/2014/04/nespresso-open-sour... [2] http://www.beveragedaily.com/Processing-Packaging/Coffee-capsule-maker-sues-Nestle-Nespresso-for-150m http://www.beveragedaily.com/Processing-Packaging/Coffee-cap...