> As far as I know all patents have expired now Even the integrated gasket patent? There's still the proprietary secret of how they grind the coffee. Which no

> As far as I know all patents have expired now Even the integrated gasket patent? There's still the proprietary secret of how they grind the coffee. Which nobody has successfully replicated meaning that all else being equal you still don't get exactly the same result. That being said, from my experience with genuine nespresso pods in genuine nespresso machines, they taste nothing like espresso and nothing like a good coffee.