misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portalswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square244fedilinkarrow-up1975arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1971arrow-down1external-linkBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portalswww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square244fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
Brother deny the claims: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/ via https://startrek.website/comment/15279250
minus-squareflavonol@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 days agoIf it’s not already under the umbrella of right to repair, do we now need right to refill?
If it’s not already under the umbrella of right to repair, do we now need right to refill?