Why Is Printer Ink So Expensive?

liquids are more precious than printer ink, but that’s not because ink is expensive to make. How can HP— and its handful of competitors in the highly concentrated printer market—get away with charging these kinds of markups?

  • Mickey7@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    17 days ago

    Same thing with razors and razor blades. Sell the razor at a loss and make a fortune selling the blades

    • Num10ck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      17 days ago

      King Gillette basically invented the captured customer. check food prices in airports and theme parks and movie theatres and ballparks.