Canon without CD/DVD printing: US market only

[Martin Trautmann]

Hi all,

do you know why Canon sells crippled US models, while many European
models do offer CD printing?

I doubt that CD printing is illegal in the US, since Epson and some
smaller companies do provide it.

But there's more or less similiar models for US/Europe which differ:

Europe US

i865 i860
i905D i900D
i965 i960
i995D i990D
i9950 i9900
iP3000 =
iP4000 =
iP4000R =
iP5000 =
iP6000D =


Most of the newer Pixmas (apart of the smallest iP1500/iP2000) offer DVD
printing in Europe by default. They come bundled with the software
CD-LabelPrint. Identical US models come without!?

Is it just marketing? Is it some US licensing?

Regards
Martin

 

[Taliesyn]

Hi all,

do you know why Canon sells crippled US models, while many European
models do offer CD printing?

I doubt that CD printing is illegal in the US, since Epson and some
smaller companies do provide it.

CD printing isn't illegal in the US/Canada. It would appear to me that
the method Canon uses elsewhere infringes on certain North American
patents held by I don't know who. Epson obviously uses a different
system. Maybe it's Epson's they're infringing on... ;-)

-Taliesyn

 

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CD printing isn't illegal in the US/Canada. It would appear to me that
the method Canon uses elsewhere infringes on certain North American
patents held by I don't know who. Epson obviously uses a different
system. Maybe it's Epson's they're infringing on... ;-)

-Taliesyn

DOH!