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-squareGhyste@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65·6 days agoBrother used to be the good guys… Damn.
minus-squarejunkthief@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·6 days agoRight? I used to recommend friends and family invest in a brother laser printer instead of inkjet, especially if they didn’t need color
Brother used to be the good guys… Damn.
Right? I used to recommend friends and family invest in a brother laser printer instead of inkjet, especially if they didn’t need color