DYI vs. planned obsolescence

HP Scanjet 4570c: TWAIN SANE Interface for MacOS X: http://www.ellert.se/twain-sane/

Konica Minolta PagePro 1350W: The Linux Foundation – OpenPrinting: http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosx/min12xxw