Keurig coffee machines set to use only their pods

[speleomike]

Keurig coffee machines use pods. In their next model they will be making sure that you can only use their pods - just like ink-jet printer manufacturers :-)

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I don't like pods but I had wish I had invented them. They are convenient, nice and neat and non-messy for users, and this translates to $ for the manufacturers.

Mike

[jbrewster]

Because it worked so well for the inkjet printer market

Personally I wouldn't buy an Inkjet I couldn't attach a continuous inking system to...