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DRM: Coming to a Coffee Maker Near You

posted by LaminatorX on Monday March 03 2014, @11:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the Java-should-be-open dept.

r00t writes:

"Taking a page out of Lexmark playbook, the Keurig company, famous for it's one-cup coffee making system, now comes with new and improved 100% DRM. Apparently, Keurig is upset over re-usable third-party 'coffee pods' which allow the consumer to escape the Keurig throw-away models which carry a retail price 5% to 25% more. Keurig's CEO, Brian Kelly referred to the move as 'game-changing performance.' Perhaps this will finally be the year of Linux on the Coffe Maker?"

 
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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by davester666 on Tuesday March 04 2014, @06:12AM

    by davester666 (155) on Tuesday March 04 2014, @06:12AM (#10471)

    keurig of course. not only will the cup be more expensive to produce due to the drm, but keurig will want a cut on top of that for 'inventing' this technology.

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  • (Score: 2) by JeanCroix on Tuesday March 04 2014, @03:32PM

    by JeanCroix (573) on Tuesday March 04 2014, @03:32PM (#10681)
    When the CEO uses the phrase "game-changing performance," he's not referring to the function of the machine or the quality of the coffee - he's talking about their share price.