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>>rntn+(OP)
> "Every time a customer buys a printer, it's an investment for us. We are investing in that customer, and if that customer doesn't print enough or doesn't use our supplies, it's a bad investment." - HP CEO

"No HP product could possibly be a good investment for me" - Any & Every Sane Customer

>>bell-c+r1
Maybe they shouldn't sell printers under cost and ink at a 98% profit per sale...

I would buy ink cartridges from the vendors if they were not twice as expensive and utilizing sleezy tactics like lying about being empty.

>>ldough+i4
Blame the short-sighted customers that are going printer shopping and see the $50 HP printer and the $150 $OTHER_BRAND printer and buy the HP without looking at the cost of supplies.

>>Sohcah+mb
No. I blame the corporations that engage in illegal price dumping schemes and the US government which refuses to enforce antitrust regulations.