Issue #0521/1 - Another budget desktop A4 colour MFP hits the market at a very attractive price.
Scrabbling to be present in the market early enough to lay claim to a healthy market share, printer manufacturers are launching desktop A4 colour MFPs thick and fast.
Issue #0521/2 - Relief for manufacturers as EC backs down.
Interesting timing sees news breaking this week regarding proposals prepared by the European Commission concerning filing of patents that would actually have made it more difficult for design and manufacturing companies to obtain high levels of patent protection on their products.
Issue #0521/3 - Competition is what business is all about but Dell is under threat of investigation for going way beyond competition – an investigation that could widely affect printer pricing structures.
Issue #0521/4 - To emphasise its price aggression, Dell is cutting prices and offering free printers.
As if to emphasise the previous article (please note that this article was written before seeing the reports referred to), Dell’s printer marketing activities have taken a turn frequently reserved for products with stock levels that are too high and not clearing fast enough.
Issue #0520/1 - Two new colour printers from Konica Minolta extend printer choice towards power users while one introduces a new focus on Total Cost of Printing.
Konica Minolta has launched two new colour laser printers into its range, both offering PCL6 and PostScript 3.
