"George White" wrote to "Roy J. Tellason" (03 May 03  10:23:36)
 --- on the topic of "Printer Cartridges (was UNKNOWN IC [1/2])"

 RJT> It makes you wonder why the manufacturers are doing it that
 RJT> way...

 GW> Because they make far more profit selling cartridges than they do
 GW> printers, (in the UK a set of cartridges for the entry level printers
 GW> costs more than the printer!)

Some greedy companies will nickle and dime their customers to death.
I remember in the early PC days one who took this axiom to the n'th
degree ie Radio Shack would sell you a 6ft printer cable for $60.

The best business in the world however is one where customers send you
money on a regular basis. For example the telephone company, electric
company, cable, etc.

One local alarm company has this completely figured out. They will
actually give you their equipment with installation absolutely free then
charge you $24.95 monthly for the monitoring service. Hey works for them!
Many cell phone companies have figured it out too and will also give you
a free phone with sign up. Now to get my ISP to give me a free PC!

 Mike
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