y seven years. Even though we'll print less often, we'll still print a lot.
Copiers break down often. Instead of photocopying memos, we will e-mail them.
Yeah, but
laser printers are fairly reliable, and people will still want to print: paper is portable, and it's easy to mark it up. Look for mopiers, which are fast laser printers that quickly make multiple prints, to supplant today's photocopier.
People who talk about distributed printing over the Inter
net ignore the lack of standards that prevents this.
Yeah, but
the World Wide Web Consortium is addressing these issues to make distributed printing easier. You can bet that delivery companies are investigating how they will integrate distributed printing into their overnight delivery services.