Printer ink wars may make private property the exclusive domain of corporations

That (11) isn’t a proofing printer. (I just noticed the newish DJ6100 has 8 inks, so I am wrong, but it is hardly “low-end”) Perhaps I should have been more clear but I thought I was obviously referring to proofing printers, not photo printers. Unless you have a DJ6100 and your idea of budget is a bit different from mine.
10-unit commercial presses can in theory provide a very wide gamut but they tend to work with CMYK + spot colours, which is rather different, and the setup is expensive. That’s why high quality production inkjets are able to get away with fewer inks.