Consider that as more and more materials come online and smaller hand held platforms (tablets, phones) serve as convenient references, people print less and les

Consider that as more and more materials come online and smaller hand held platforms (tablets, phones) serve as convenient references, people print less and less. If printing is a commonplace occurrence, people would rarely run into the ink/scan tie. As they print less, they run into it more. You can also assume that print companies have been concerned about a decline in print relevance and the impact it would have on their business. So putting in place these kinds of policies may have been a response to this.