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The Verge: Keurig is locking down its coffee makers to keep out cheap refills.

“Aside from offering a larger 28-ounce serving size, Keurig’s next line of brewers will contain ‘interactive technology’ designed to lock out unlicensed K-Cups.” So much for a ‘free market.’

03/04/14 • 01:52 AM • Consumption • Design • (2) Comments

Comments:

I’d be trying to protect a method to sell $8 / lb coffee for $49 / l too. But I have a $2 widget I can put loose coffee into.

Posted by Emmett on 03/04/14 at 03:03 AM

A Keurig is a convenient form-factor; the produced product, thin and weak ... the price, prohibitive. We use one of their self-loading cartridges with a cheat: we use a #4 paper coffee filter and cut it in the shape of a smile (a shallow curve) that fits inside the little filter basket. Without, bitter coffee. With, smooth coffee that’s decently strong and delivered in a flash.

Posted by Garret P Vreeland on 03/04/14 at 02:54 PM

 

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