EFF: EFF To Texas AG: Epson Tricked Its Customers With a Dangerous Fake Update
EFF To Texas AG: Epson Tricked Its Customers With a Dangerous Fake Update If you’ve ever bought an inkjet printer, you know just how much the manufacturers charge for ink ( more than vintage Champagne !) and you may also know that you can avoid those sky-high prices by buying third-party inks, or refilled cartridges, or kits to refill your own cartridges. The major printer manufacturers have never liked this very much, and they’ve invented a whole playbook to force you to arrange your affairs to suit their shareholders rather than your own needs, from copyright and patent lawsuits to technological countermeasures that try to imbue printers with the ability to reject ink unless it comes straight from the manufacturer. But in the age of the Internet, it’s possible for savvy users to search for printers that will accept cheaper ink. A little bit of research before you buy can save you a lot of money later on. Printer companies know that openly warring with their customers is a b...