From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 28 19:53:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B79910657ED for ; Thu, 28 May 2009 19:53:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 338168FC0C for ; Thu, 28 May 2009 19:53:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n4SJChAJ061856; Thu, 28 May 2009 21:12:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n4SJChNU061853; Thu, 28 May 2009 21:12:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 21:12:43 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: Polytropon In-Reply-To: <20090528180334.935932be.freebsd@edvax.de> Message-ID: References: <20061208042111.GA709@host.my.domain> <23685866.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090524104618.0a62a935@scorpio> <23711563.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090525154816.3cee4b9a@scorpio> <20090526144939.d21275c2.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090527133706.1a6e4612@scorpio> <20090528111158.aee9a44d.freebsd@edvax.de> <20090528180334.935932be.freebsd@edvax.de> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Canon printer and TurboPrint X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 19:53:46 -0000 >> The problem is that most buyers are more happy when they get "added value" >> "for free" like tons of CD's > > Even if they never use it. but they HAVE. You probably observed already that lots of people buy things to HAVE them. You are right. >> Manufacturers do what market required, no matter how dumb it is. Those who >> didn't already failed. > > "The worst solution always prevails" and "People want crap, > they get crap" seem to have established as laws of the market. Not all people, but most. The problem is that there are less and less people that do not want a crap. Low enough that making products for them isn't a business. >> As windows user may get scared hearing the word "unix", [...] > > No no, UNIX doesn't exist, and it's outdated anyway, just like > mainframes. :-) oh yes i forgot. >> i just run lpr to print postscript file, or print directly from programs >> through lpr > > I'm happy to keep on doing so now, too. :-) 99.999% basic things that user needs is already invented on unix for even 20 or more years. Now we have more and more "new technologies" that reinvent it most more inefficient and overcomplex way. Even more - complexity is always marketed as adventage. > That's intended by the marked (because users intend so). Buying > new printers all day long is normal, so you always have a "top > of the line" printer. :-) that will break down within at most 2 years.