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DRM: Coming to a Coffee Maker Near You

posted by LaminatorX on Monday March 03 2014, @07:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the Java-should-be-open dept.

r00t writes:

"Taking a page out of Lexmark playbook, the Keurig company, famous for it's one-cup coffee making system, now comes with new and improved 100% DRM. Apparently, Keurig is upset over re-usable third-party 'coffee pods' which allow the consumer to escape the Keurig throw-away models which carry a retail price 5% to 25% more. Keurig's CEO, Brian Kelly referred to the move as 'game-changing performance.' Perhaps this will finally be the year of Linux on the Coffe Maker?"

 
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by edIII on Monday March 03 2014, @07:49PM

    by edIII (791) on Monday March 03 2014, @07:49PM (#10343)

    Dear Lord.... if Lexmark actually said that they should be dragged out in the street and shot.

    Adding that much misery to the rest of the world in the form of electronics waste, pollution, and manufacturer impacts on the environment in a deliberate fashion knowing it will just be wasted is pure greed and malice.

    With ideas like that, it's no wonder I've never bought Lexmark then. They were always shitty, and their laser offerings were subpar with subpar features and subpar coding.

    I always wondered why I never heard any recommendations for their products. Just assumed they were horrible, not active parasitic mutants...

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