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In general the | In general the | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkjet_printer#Underlying_business_model business model] of printer manufacturers has been to lose money on the | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkjet_printer#Underlying_business_model | ||
business model] of printer manufacturers has been to lose money on the | |||
printer and make it on the printer cartridges. This has caused such | printer and make it on the printer cartridges. This has caused such | ||
antifeatures as: | antifeatures as: | ||
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Lexmark also codes both printers and cartridges with region codes (a la | Lexmark also codes both printers and cartridges with region codes (a la | ||
DVD) and | DVD) | ||
[http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=SO3581 causes their printers to fail to print with a cartridge from a different code]. | and [http://support.lexmark.com/index?page=content&id=SO3581 causes | ||
their printers to fail to print with a cartridge from a different code]. | |||
Interestingly, some "compatible" printer cartridges are region-code | Interestingly, some "compatible" printer cartridges are region-code | ||
free, and can print with any printer, so Lexmark's engineering not only | free, and can print with any printer, so Lexmark's engineering not only | ||
makes things harder for their customers, but also encourages their | makes things harder for their customers, but also encourages their | ||
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code) but do not involve specific software or hardware - i.e. they | code) but do not involve specific software or hardware - i.e. they | ||
aren't 'antifeatures' per se. | aren't 'antifeatures' per se. | ||
==== no network access ==== | ==== no network access ==== | ||
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Microsoft, in its Windows Vista guide to implementing HDMI and HDCP, encouraged hardware and software developers to '''go above and beyond''' the definitions and actively provide more features to restrict what users can do. | Microsoft, in its Windows Vista guide to implementing HDMI and HDCP, encouraged hardware and software developers to '''go above and beyond''' the definitions and actively provide more features to restrict what users can do. | ||
=== Shareware unregistered copy limitations === | |||
Shareware for the MS-DOS market typically came in two versions: the one that users pay for, and a feature-restricted unregistered version that had some limit on functionality to encourage the user to get the paid version. Restrictions included printing "unregistered copy of (application)" on printed documents, disallowing saving, limiting document size, and a "nag screen" asking the user to upgrade at startup. | |||
=== Microsoft Windows Starter Editions === | === Microsoft Windows Starter Editions === | ||
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==== Amarok ==== | ==== Amarok ==== | ||
The Amarok Player Development Team implemented a feature which downloads covers of Albums from amazon.com on the fly. Amazon forced the amarok team to implement a feature which deletes the downloaded copies of the cover art work after a week. | The Amarok Player Development Team implemented a feature which downloads covers of Albums from amazon.com on the fly. Amazon forced the amarok team to implement a feature which deletes the downloaded copies of the cover art work after a week. | ||
== Miscellaneous Antifeatures == | == Miscellaneous Antifeatures == |