Hi JAY (of 1:123/140),
On Fri, 02 May 03 at 09:13 o'clock, you wrote me:

 JE> Many new printers come with a "limited" quantity of ink in the
 JE> cartridge supplied with the printer - much less quantity than the 
 JE> official replacement cartridge. Lexmark is one like that.


You think it's THAT bad?  I've been through 2 different Lexmark models
since 1997, and I seem to recall that their supplied cartridges have lasted
quite a long time.  Ofcourse I knew to use either "draft" or
"normal" mode as my default settings. I used high-qual for formal
letters or final versions of a work in progress.   Once I had a leaky Black
cartridge, but Lexmark sent me a new one pronto after a little chat on the
phone. They didn't want the bad one.

But I digress at the risk of getting off topic.

What I find rather disgraceful of Lexmark though is their recent lawsuit
citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act against a company that
manufactures circuitry to render expended cartridges reusable for us.

Anyway.. it's quite intriguing that Lexmark is deliberately attempting to
foil 3rd-party developers in develop replacement products.  And all it
takes a little bit of benign electronic circuitry.  I wouldn't like a car
manufacturer to tell me that I can only use a specific brand of tire or a
specific brand of gas.


...August

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