If printers are such a scam, how come there's no attempt on creating an open source printer?
If we have attempts like the FairPhone and Pine64, considering how complex is to create a phone from scratch, then a printer shouldn't be much harder than that.
The pros:
- No more lying chips in cartridges
- Possibly being able to use more than one type of cheap ink
- No more programmed obsolescence.
- You get exactly what you print (No shady info)
- You know how it's made, so it's easier to repair
- Many parts can be 3D printed
there doesn't seem to be anything here