Lexmark printer drivers now include spyware

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wvjohn
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Lexmark printer drivers now include spyware

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http://software.silicon.com/malware/0,3 ... 876,00.htm


wasn't it bad enough selling printers for $19.99 and then charging $80 for an ink jet cartridge?
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geez :(

It was funny seeing them at wally world for 20-$30, then the cartridges some more than double the printer price.

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