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		agumonkey on Nov 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do printers still suck? I find the planned fault business model near conspiracy theory. It makes sense but I find it hard that it was a bullet point on a chart: - failure rate: 50% per year to ensure sales what's next ? - > 300MB driver install with at least 5 annoying 3rd party crap Now I can be wrong ..

moltar on Nov 4, 2020 [–]

> The Phoebus cartel existed to control the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs. They appropriated market territories and fixed the useful life of such bulbs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel

agumonkey on Nov 4, 2020 | [–]

I knew about them but aren't they the exception ?

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