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Ink cartridges is only a $1B global industry [0]. That isn’t a small market, but the global printing industry, with all digital content being transferred onto a
by Nbox9 6y ago
Ink cartridges is only a $1B global industry [0]. That isn’t a small market, but the global printing industry, with all digital content being transferred onto any 2d mediums through automatic means is probably closer to $1T. Think about every book, every magazine, every coffee mug with a funny saying, every graphic TShirt. In the world.
The ink cartridges are good money, but it’s not where the money is at.
[0] https://www.rfdtv.com/story/42630937/global-ink-cartridges-market-2020-industry-growth-factor-top-manufacturers-and-indepth-study-of-market-share-size-price-and-developments https://www.rfdtv.com/story/42630937/global-ink-cartridges-m...
- yjftsjthsd-h 6y agoThat actually upsets me more: we're beset by stupid DRM and price-gouging on ink, and it's not even that profitable?
- floatboth 6y agoAre we anymore? I've been to an electronics store recently, most printers on display were ink tank models. Even HP ones!
- dr_orpheus 6y agoIt's not the main source of revenue, but for personal printing most of the money comes from selling ink cartridges. My dad used to work for a printer company and he said that on personal printer sales they usually broke even or sometimes sold at a loss. But all of that was made up with the profit margin on ink cartridge sales.