At 12:30 AM 6/28/2001 +0000, Ian Goldberg wrote:
In article <3B3A6926.89042516@army-of-one.org>, John Doe #N <jd@army-of-one.org> wrote:
[1] An OEM may not be always be able to void a warrantee for objectively bogus reasons, e.g., a car manufacturer probably couldn't get away with dropping a drive-train warrantee because you used generic oil that fullfilled published specs.
Well, manufacturers certainly behave this egregiously today; Ross Anderson's new book (I believe it was) tells of great things like printers checking the model of toner catridge installed, and automatically degrading the image if a 3rd-party cartridge is being used.
Its only egregiously if the manufacturer fails to inform the prospective purchaser that performance is only guaranteed with OEM cartridges. Because consumers will base buying decisions on a dollar the sellers have resorted to pricing the printers so that they make their money on the supplies. A valid model to me. (Steve, who retrofit his Epson Color 740 for continuous ink supply and never has to purchase or refill a cartridge on the printer again.) steve