Ink cartridges were also redesigned to take up less space even with super high page yields.

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The company will continue to sell ink cartridges to its installed base.

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Cameras, like the array of printers HP sells, are for the most part a means to an end: driving the consumption of more high-margin printing supplies such as ink cartridges.

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Finally, it has partnered with printer maker Lexmark International (nyse: LXK - news - people ), which, if successful, could potentially eat into HP's biggest profit center, printer ink cartridges.

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An Epson ink-jet printer's connector fit, but 3Com's marketers don't mention that Bluetooth behaves like a serial port rather than a parallel one, making installation difficult and keeping many printers from reporting things like the status of ink cartridges or paper jams.

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Today tech companies like Sirius, TIVO and HP sell their products on the cheap so that consumers can subscribe to their satellite radio and TV services or be forced to purchase an endless supply of replacement ink jet printer cartridges.

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Does he want one that uses cartridges, or would he prefer the classic style, which requires cleaning and refilling of ink?

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