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minus-squareAurora_TheFirstLight@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·6 months agoYes they did exactly that actually Iirc from a YouTube video I watch long ago they trade mark all the ink printer technology and abused it for years until we made laser printers
minus-squareelucubra@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoI bought a laser printer for my job in 1990. They’ve been around
minus-squareprole@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoYeah but they cost like thousands of dollars back then. Upwards of five figures for professional grade printers I believe. They were out of reach for most consumers.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoDo you mean patents? Trademarking ink wouldn’t do anything.
Yes they did exactly that actually
Iirc from a YouTube video I watch long ago they trade mark all the ink printer technology and abused it for years until we made laser printers
I bought a laser printer for my job in 1990. They’ve been around
Yeah but they cost like thousands of dollars back then. Upwards of five figures for professional grade printers I believe. They were out of reach for most consumers.
Do you mean patents? Trademarking ink wouldn’t do anything.