misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square139fedilinkarrow-up1982arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1980arrow-down1external-linkBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square139fedilinkfile-text
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-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·9 months agoGood that we did not buy a Brother printer.
minus-squaresibachian@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agothey were the only option tho.
Good that we did not buy a Brother printer.
they were the only option tho.