From: "Robert Comer" 

VERY cool.  I think I'll be buying a Kodak printer in not too long a time...

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Bob Comer





"Mike N."  wrote in message
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> Finally, someone to bust the industry "hook 'em on the razor, but soak 'em
> for the blades" strategy?
>
> Kodak Launches a Printer Offensive
>
> http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/feb2007/tc20070206_268521.htm?
campaign_id=rss_topStories
> If Kodak pulls this off, it could pose a huge challenge to the $50 billion
> printer industry, which relies on a bait-and-hook strategy, often
> discounting the machines and making most of its profits on expensive
> replacement cartridges. "We're very proud that we're coming to market 20
> years late," Perez says with a devilish grin. "We think it
will give us an
> opportunity to disrupt the industry's business model and address
> consumers'
> key dissatisfaction: the high cost of ink."

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