"Wayne J. Cosshall" writes:
Trying to hit a new price point to open up new markets in the face of
stronger competition from HP and Canon, I would guess. Always a place
for more choice.

Why don't any of these things offer continuous inking systems? It
would be such a huge competitive attraction (at least if the
manufacturer is really trying to sell printers, rather than use them
as a giveaway vehicle to help them sell ink) that it almost seems like
a conspiracy that they've all refrained.