Re: This is a bit like chipped batteries and refills.
>gone after the makers of fake refills and batteries using trademark and IP law.
So they have two options:
A: Chase tons of grey market operations around China while getting laughed at by the Chinese authorities.
B: Get an intern to work on a solution that uses a $0.01 chip to block most of the unofficial consumables and requires a lot more effort from those that persist to use refills etc.
Which makes more sense to you?