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So that the manufacturer of printers and the ink can make money.

Most printers are sold very cheap, and with half-filled with ink so that you go off and buy new ink. The print manufacturer may sell you the printer to a price that just meets their costs if that, but then they recover that on the price of the cartridges. Its like a mobile phone, to sign the contract may come cheap, but then every month you pay your subscription, here: buy your cartridge.

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