Digital BW, The Print

On Nov 28, 2006, at 2:41 PM, l33ry wrote:

> Of course you're right, Sam. I agree that they are, ultimately, merely
> steering customers to those of their papers that are best suited. But
> Epson's language on their website implies more than that and I felt
> compelled to voice my skepticism. Their claims that these ten-year-old
> products are "optimized for use with Claria" and "designed for use
> with the Ultra High-Def printers", products introduced this year,
> strike me as a somewhat disingenuous and misleading way sell paper.
> Many Epson papers are quite good, and for all I know they may indeed
> be the best papers in the world for this ink, but I'd be shocked if
> they were the only good options. Even from a marketing angle, I'm
> puzzled by those statements, as they seem just as likely to backfire
> as succeed.

I think you're right about all of that, Bob.


> But I am probably both ranting and digressing by now, so I'll shut up.
> I wish you good luck and much fun in your quest, Sam.
>
> Bob L

Thanks again, Bob, and please sound off if you think you see me going  
astray.
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Sam