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The article is correct

The article is correct

Posted Mar 31, 2012 0:56 UTC (Sat) by rqosa (subscriber, #24136)
In reply to: The article is correct by epa
Parent article: Free is too expensive (Economist)

> If you install, say, a printer driver in Windows you can be pretty sure that it will continue to work even after you install service packs or even upgrade to a newer Windows version.

Not in my experience. The driver included with my Lexmark Optra E312 wouldn't run on Windows 7, nor could I find any Windows 7 driver for this model of printer. (I ended up using the HP LaserJet 1200 driver included with Windows instead, which seems to output a kind of PCL that the Lexmark printer can handle.)


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