->  TW> And tooling up for the lower volumes then the OEM has
->  TW> could be a money looser.
->  TW> Although I hear soem are trying it. And with almost FREE
->  TW> Slave Chineese labor who knows it just might wrok.

->  Less than a dollar to manufacture, then shaft the American
->  public for $50, like shoes and most other products today.

 Speaking about Fleecing the Public the SuuthEast asian qartists are
starting to flood the US with Fake Ink Cartridges built as cheeply as
posable. Some that don't work at all and some that leak so badly if you
don't notice it they destroy your printer. They come in Perfect Replicas
of the Epson and other manfacturers boxes. Thyey are being pushed
into the Regular supply channels and one buying on hte internet
wshould be very wary of priced almost too good to be true. 50% of the
ink cartridges sold in the Middle East and Mexico are Fake. The full
article is in the August PC World magazine.
Yuo might be able to view it on line at   www.pcworld.com   since the
September is now out.
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