There is a proposed class action lawsuit against Canon because of its printers. At least one model of the Pixma series all-in-one will not scan or fax if there is no ink in the printer. Ink is not necessary to scan or fax, but you must still buy and install the cartridges. Another model (or two) will not print in black unless there is a color cartridge installed and ready to go. If you run out of color ink, you can't print black, either.

Yes, I know that in some cases, some colored ink is used when printing black, but that isn't necessary. On my printers, I can select "Black Only."

It's a shame the way businesses are heading. We pay the money, but we don't own the item. We can't repair it, we can't use third party batteries or ink, and in some cases, we can't sell the item. Most cell phones do not let you replace the battery or use a MicroSD card. If you want lots of memory, you have to pay the company inflated prices for it. Remember the song "Sixteen Tons"? The coal company owned everything and set the prices for everything in "the company store." It looks like we are headed in that direction.

The printer at the heart of this "lawsuit" is a less than $100 at Walmart where the guy purchased it and who would have thought that printers need ink to operate. Yes scan and fax don't use ink but it is bundled package. What these stupid lawsuits will cause is makers to make separate devices for each function and sell you three instead of one. The ink for this printer is $15 for the black and $20 for the colour cartridge.

And somehow this is worthy of a $5 million dollar lawsuit plus all the associated costs to defend and try it!

what a waste of court time

The printer at the heart of this "lawsuit" is a less than $100 at Walmart where the guy purchased it and who would have thought that printers need ink to operate. Yes scan and fax don't use ink but it is bundled package. What these stupid lawsuits will cause is makers to make separate devices for each function and sell you three instead of one. The ink for this printer is $15 for the black and $20 for the colour cartridge.

And somehow this is worthy of a $5 million dollar lawsuit plus all the associated costs to defend and try it!

what a waste of court time

There is a proposed class action lawsuit against Canon because of its printers. At least one model of the Pixma series all-in-one will not scan or fax if there is no ink in the printer. Ink is not necessary to scan or fax, but you must still buy and install the cartridges. Another model (or two) will not print in black unless there is a color cartridge installed and ready to go. If you run out of color ink, you can't print black, either.

Yes, I know that in some cases, some colored ink is used when printing black, but that isn't necessary. On my printers, I can select "Black Only."

It's a shame the way businesses are heading. We pay the money, but we don't own the item. We can't repair it, we can't use third party batteries or ink, and in some cases, we can't sell the item. Most cell phones do not let you replace the battery or use a MicroSD card. If you want lots of memory, you have to pay the company inflated prices for it. Remember the song "Sixteen Tons"? The coal company owned everything and set the prices for everything in "the company store." It looks like we are headed in that direction.

There is a proposed class action lawsuit against Canon because of its printers. At least one model of the Pixma series all-in-one will not scan or fax if there is no ink in the printer. Ink is not necessary to scan or fax, but you must still buy and install the cartridges. Another model (or two) will not print in black unless there is a color cartridge installed and ready to go. If you run out of color ink, you can't print black, either.

Yes, I know that in some cases, some colored ink is used when printing black, but that isn't necessary. On my printers, I can select "Black Only."

It's a shame the way businesses are heading. We pay the money, but we don't own the item. We can't repair it, we can't use third party batteries or ink, and in some cases, we can't sell the item. Most cell phones do not let you replace the battery or use a MicroSD card. If you want lots of memory, you have to pay the company inflated prices for it. Remember the song "Sixteen Tons"? The coal company owned everything and set the prices for everything in "the company store." It looks like we are headed in that direction.

I have a Canon 'All-in-one' printer/scanner I bought and use for scanning and printing black and white only...No color. Worked fine for several years without color ink...only black. Now it tells me it will not print unless I install the color inks. Looks like they changed the rules, with a software update, after I have owned the printer/scanner for some time. Do I own the printer or not? What gives them the right to modify something I own without my permission?
Next I will not be able to drive my F-150 Ford truck because I am not using Ford windshield wiper blades! Ridiculous!

Ridiculous, but coming to a Ford dealer near you. I had to have something changed in the front of my Expedition years ago - done by an independent shop. He apologized for the cost of the Ford grease. He said that he understood that he had to use the grease made by Ford. I didn't argue with him because I know companies do things like that. Fortunately, I can use whatever brand of oil, antifreeze, and brake fluid I want - for now.

My Honda Fit needed a mass air flow sensor, and I bought one at Autozone for $30. I didn't work. A mechanic told me that the car's computer can tell if any non-Honda parts are used in any part of the emissions system. I had to buy the identical Honda part for almost $300.