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Why do most consumer printers famously refuse to print simple black-and-white text when the color ink is empty?

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Why do most consumer printers famously refuse to print simple black-and-white text when the color ink is empty?

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Why do most consumer printers famously refuse to print simple black-and-white text when the color ink is empty?
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