Forced to sell chipless ink cartridges, Canon tells customers how to bypass DRM
As I understand it, or at least as the narrative goes, printer manufacturers subsidise the cost of the printer by expecting people will buy genuine cartridges. It brings down the RRP of the printer, thereby making it look more competitive than it really is.<p>It is a risk that users might not buy your cartridges. That is a risk these manufacturers accept when they sell their product below market value.<p>Loading up your printer with DRM is having your cake and eating it. It is anti-competitive and ought be outlawed. Either sell the unit at the real price you want to get from it, or accept the risk that your get rich scheme might not work.