Don't buy your printer cartridge from overseas!

[foxidrive]

The latest attempt to create artificial scarcity comes from Xerox, according to the editors at TechDirt, who cite German sources: "Xerox uses region coding on their toner cartridges AND locks the printer to the first type used. So if you use a North America cartridge you can't use the cheaper Eastern Europe cartridges. The printer's display doesn't show this, nor does the hotline know about it.

True or false? I wouldn't put it past them...

 

[misi]

So if you use a North America cartridge you can't use the cheaper Eastern Europe cartridges.

I don't get it.
North America: Cartridge made by Xerox.
Eastern Europe: Cartridge made by Xerox.

 

[foxidrive]

I don't get it.

Diffferent pricing structure around the world, so the article says.