Wed, 30 Apr 2003

This Cart will Self-Destruct

This carries the concept of 'planned obsolescence' to new heights - or should that be depths? On the one hand, I can see the companies arguments, as inks do degrade over time. On the other hand, I believe a printed warning would be more appropiate than simply shutting down the printer. Incidentially, if you try to reverse engineer these things, that'll get you all kinds of grief via the DMCA.

Ink Cartridges with Built-In Self-Destruct Dates [Slashdot]

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