Comments on: Cloud Printing http://www.psfk.com/2007/08/cloud-printing.html Ideas & Trends Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:50:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Voelcker http://www.psfk.com/2007/08/cloud-printing.html/comment-page-1#comment-6931 John Voelcker Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:59:45 +0000 http://www.psfk.com/2007/08/cloud-printing.html#comment-6931 OK, but what's the business model? I pay Kinko's-equivalent prices to some guy to come to his home & collect my 24-page color document? Using the "Find Printer" link, there were none in Manhattan and I only found 2 in Palo Alto--one of which was restricted to HP Employee access. Where I see this making most sense is for the Kinko's of the world: Instead of having to call for the e-mail address to print a file at the local shop, I can send a doc (via the printer driver) over the IP network. Or am I missing something here? OK, but what’s the business model? I pay Kinko’s-equivalent prices to some guy to come to his home & collect my 24-page color document?

Using the “Find Printer” link, there were none in Manhattan and I only found 2 in Palo Alto–one of which was restricted to HP Employee access.

Where I see this making most sense is for the Kinko’s of the world: Instead of having to call for the e-mail address to print a file at the local shop, I can send a doc (via the printer driver) over the IP network.

Or am I missing something here?

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