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HP Launches Ink Patent Violation Manhunt

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the ink-turf-wars dept.

BlueCup writes to tell us that Hewlett-Packard has deployed a large team consisting of many scientists and many more lawyers looking for possible ink patent infringement. With more than 4,000 patents on their ink formulations and cartridge design and a market share of more than 50 percent in the US HP depends heavily on the sale of ink to make profit after sometimes selling their printers at a loss in order to lock in the ink resale.

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  1. Re:it's come to this for HP by jhylkema · · Score: 0, Troll

    HP decided to go the route of making money on their printer ink, and sell their printers sometimes below cost -- that's kind of the disposable razor idea -- not necessarily a bad idea, but if it comes at the sacrifice of making reliable printers, I'm out.

    HP's obsession with cost cutting, chasing down patent cheaters, etc., these are not the signatures of a class technology company.

    Well, thank that bitch Carly Fiorina. She destroyed a once great, truly innovative, and minimally evil tech company. HP used to be something special, you know, the "HP way" and all. Now they're just another goddamn corporation. Although they do share some of the blame for hiring her after she ran Lucent into the ground. I think it's because they wanted a chick CEO so as to appear "progressive."