Definitely, this is also why the "this is unamerican" (meaning of course the argument is against free market) is not an unjustified argument. It is very likely

Definitely, this is also why the "this is unamerican" (meaning of course the argument is against free market) is not an unjustified argument. It is very likely that inkjet printers have become much better due to inkjet printer manufacturers being able to compete much better having such an effective marketing strategy. Buying these devices is effectively the same as taking out a small loan, that you're repaying by buying the games/cartridges, and it's a well known fact that loans leverage economies. I wonder if some day we'll have a less intrusive ways of establishing these micro loans to enable consumers access to excellent technology. Inkjet printers, this tiny dishwasher, the Sony Playstation 4, they're all incredible devices that people get through this scheme. It's not just that the price is spread out by the way, a consumer could easily achieve that by using a credit card, but also the consumer is shielded from a bit of risk. If that $50 inkjet printer turns out to be shit they can simply not buy any cartridges for it, and won't be out $200 bucks on it.