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Agreed. An analogous way to put how the printer companies are doing business would be if car manufactures setup gas stations and only allowed you to use their b
by rolandog 8y ago
Agreed. An analogous way to put how the printer companies are doing business would be if car manufactures setup gas stations and only allowed you to use their brand of gasoline.
- rayiner 8y agoIf, like printer companies, they sold the cars for a fraction of the up-front price, that might be a very good deal for consumers who don't drive very much.
- MereInterest 8y agoTheir choice of business model does not obligate me to work within that business model. Even more so when their business model requires restricting my ownership of a product purchased at the offered price.
- rayiner 8y agoProperty and contract rights are flexible. There is no requirement that every sale transfer unrestricted ownership at a fixed price. Selling things with conditions, selling fractional ownership, etc., is perfectly acceptable, so long as the seller is up front about the terms. And the buyer, having notice of the terms, absolutely is obligated to adhere to them if they go through with the transaction. Not only is this true morally--you agreed to the deal, you should be bound by it--but it's economically efficient. It allows mutually beneficial transactions to happen that otherwise would not.
- buckminster 8y agoI didn't agree to any of that. I took a box from a shelf and paid for it.
- rayiner 8y agoThe box tells you it requires Epson cartridges.