"I bet you'd make a tidy bundle selling low-maintenance printers"
Or an easier way to make a tidy bundle is to sell a really cheap printer then charge a lot for the ink.
You would have to sell your printer just as cheaply as the high dollar ink variety, or no one will buy it(at least the average buying public would not)
for 10 years I have listened to my family complain of the high cost of ink and every time I offer the same advice, purchase a laser printer like I have and you can print a 5000 sheet case of paper for $75 - $100 dollars.
And for 10 years they have continued to purchase the "I just got a new all in one for $49.00" models.