Comments on: HP to reorganize printing division

Hewlett-Packard announces a significant reorganization of its most profitable division, paring five groups down to three within the printing and imaging division.

[iamwho]

A real news headline would be: "HP cuts cost of ink cartridges, apologizes for overcharging customers". Just sayin'

[joshsc]

HP's ink is as cheap or cheaper than anyone elses in most cases. With printers that give you 1.5 and 2.7 cents per page in black, the only other company that comes close is Kodak with 2.9 cents per page.

Just sayin'

[peakspike]

I have an HP printer and every time I turn it on it prints out a full page all color "test" sheet. I bet some received a big bonus at HP from coming up with this little trick to use more ink.

[iamwho]

So, Josh, you're saying that HP does us a favor when we have to throw out a cartridge because one of the three colors ran out? Or that it's a good thing the "free" cartridge inside that brand-new printer is only half-full, forcing you to buy that "cheap" replacement early? Or how about the fact that maybe you stocked up on a certain HP cartridge, only to find out that when it's time to replace the printer HP no longer makes a model that uses those cartridges. I'm guessing the HP kool-aid tastes good to you.

There's a reason why the printer division is one of HP's major profit centers --and it's not because of low per page print costs.

[uglo]

Ink Cartridges keep HP in business.