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So they don't have to pack 6gb (or whatever ridiculous size it is on OSX) of printer drivers in iOS?

• someone_here 16y ago
  For one: Linux packs them quite small and somehow Ubuntu fits everything in it's 700MB ISO. Second, you could have the more obscure drivers download over the air, or as a package from the app store.
  • mortenjorck 16y ago
    Even if they can minimize their size, it's one of those things that has persisted in its present state for too long. Why isn't there a standard for (at least consumer-level) printer communication? I think this is just another case of mobile device constraints necessitating overdue reform.
    • someone_here 16y ago
      If that's what you want, you could have the best of both worlds if printers ran CUPS. Then you could have backwards and forwards compatibility.