# Keurig goes DRM. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 4, 2014, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-goes-drm/682820 "2014-03-04T12:58:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-goes-drm/682820/81 "2014-03-09T14:26:11Z")
> [@SerafinaPekala](#): > > Have you ever looked inside one after its been “brewed”? what’s in there? > > I just dont like the general idea of the waste of the plastic “cups”. Wet coffee grounds. The waste is kind of obnoxious, but considering we do stuff like _literally burn non-renewable resources by the gallon just to get to work_ I think it’s more displeasing on an aesthetic scale than actually significantly harmful. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-goes-drm/682820/82 "2014-03-09T14:56:15Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > If so, no it’s not instant. It’s ground coffee that gets water under pressure forced through. For certain values of “ground coffee.” The plain coffees are pretty much just that, yes. The flavored coffees contain a high percentage of what most of us would call “instant”; there are grounds, but a good portion is “added dissovables” that boost the coffee taste and add the flavoring. I think there are some cheaper pods that are all but instant as well. ---
**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-goes-drm/682820/83 "2014-03-09T18:36:04Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > Do Nespresso machines/pods not exist in the US? They’re huge here, make excellent coffee (so good I’ve seen cafes and restaurants using them) and there are people making “third party” capsules compatible with the system. It seems to me any argument one could make on either side about the Keurig also applies to Nespresso and other similar systems. Keurig is just the one that took off. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-goes-drm/682820/84 "2014-03-09T19:18:25Z")
> [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](#): > > It seems to me any argument one could make on either side about the Keurig also applies to Nespresso and other similar systems. Keurig is just the one that took off. No the Nespresso makes espresso and quite well. You can’t say someone’s settling for a so-so coffee. Most espresso systems also only make 1 or 2 cups at a time and real espresso machines are at least as expensive. A stove top espresso kettle works but I would say it’s inferior to a real machine. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-goes-drm/682820/85 "2014-03-10T08:14:39Z")
> [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](#): > > It seems to me any argument one could make on either side about the Keurig also applies to Nespresso and other similar systems. Keurig is just the one that took off. I’d never heard of it before this thread so it’s possible it success hasn’t transcended North America for whatever reason. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-goes-drm/682820/86 "2014-03-10T08:19:26Z")
So we are having Great Debates about coffee makers now? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-goes-drm/682820/87 "2014-03-10T08:53:42Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > So we are having Great Debates about coffee makers now? :rolleyes: The thread sure drifted that way. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keurig-goes-drm/682820.md?page=4)