From: "Randy H" 

Didn't the EU recently pass some directive that effectively stopped the
manufacturers from preventing third party cartridges from working?

"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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> They are headed for a big problem with the EU given the EU are not happy
> that the EU govs/taxpayers are having to pay the bills for landfilling all
> the "un-refillable by design" ink carts.
>
> If this company came along with a way of refilling these carts then they'd
> get into deep sh8t if they tried to get the refillers off the EU market.
>
> Adam
>
> "Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
> news:3e1ed5e8{at}w3.nls.net...
> > I just read the whole complaint.  Interesting, but not enough detail
there
> to call it.  If the smartec chip is a carbon copy,
> > they're probably sunk.  If a clean roomed clone, then they'd probably
get
> away with it.
> >
> > The ramifications of this sort of attack on mechanical device
> compatibility are staggering.  Imagine if the auto makers started to
> > employ this to force people to buy genuine Ford/GM, etc repair parts for
> cars...   "Sorry dude, you gotta get this car fixed only at
> > the dealer..."
> >
> > "Randy H"  wrote in message
> news:3e1e3b51$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Wanna stop third party toner manufacturers from eroding your market?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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