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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

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Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

www.tomshardware.com

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals

www.tomshardware.com

RepairTuber Louis Rossmann taken aback by Brother’s quiet turn to the dark side.

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

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Oh FFS. Not Brother as well. I used to recommend them to everyone. Who is left with unshittified printers?
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  Epson inkjets with refillable tanks probably.

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