@nathans This is probably a good situation for open hardware to take over. But then you'd need an open ink cartridge standard that ink sellers would use. I wonder if this already exists and I'm just ignorant to it.
@MajikalMonkey2000@nathans I can't speak on the Open Hardware Community, but I still have my original Epson Ecotank Inkjet printer, and barring a few cleaning disassemblies, has been stilling going strong.