misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day 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-square245fedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down15file-text
arrow-up11.19Karrow-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-21 day agomessage-square245fedilinkfile-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-squarebitjunkie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours agoIn my experience, people who are aware of open source and the like are also people who only print something when they absolutely HAVE to.
In my experience, people who are aware of open source and the like are also people who only print something when they absolutely HAVE to.