I do wonder how long HP can squeeze out this "pay gold prices for ink" business model. It used to be just techies sounding the alarm, but these days I feel like

I do wonder how long HP can squeeze out this "pay gold prices for ink" business model. It used to be just techies sounding the alarm, but these days I feel like so many people have grown to absolutely despise inkjets, and I don't see that getting any better. People usually fall into one of two camps: 1. People who print frequently due to work or other business needs. These folks know that investing in a decent laser printer will pay itself off extremely quickly given the obscene charges for ink, and lasers are much better for larger print volumes anyway. 2. People who only print every now and then due to some external need. These people may be tempted to buy an inkjet originally for their lower prices, but due to their infrequent use, they are also much more likely to hit printer malfunctions due to ink drying up, or some other reason that inkjets seem to want to die if left idle for more than a month or two. Inkjet (at least the consumer version of it) is just a technology that deserves the "PC Load Letter" treatment from Office Space.