HP is buying Samsung’s printer business for $1.05B
> "to breathe much needed new energy and ideas into the industry"<p>Much needed indeed. The printer industry is a catastrophe. There is zero innovation, everybody keeps making the same crap over and over again, with new branding, and new numbers/designations. Is your Samsung X1214LX2 better than your HP LP19311A?<p>Also, where are the specialized niche printers? Why can't I print ink on a copper PCB, so that I can etch it later? Why can't I print soldermasks or silkscreens? Where is my printer that prints on fabric? All of these could be sold for much more than the ultra-low-margin generic home office printers, and yet manufacturers can't be bothered to innovate.