misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 hours 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-square242fedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.world
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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-squareareyouevenreal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoBecause it’s a lot simpler and avoids the issue of dealing with printer drivers on all your machines.
Because it’s a lot simpler and avoids the issue of dealing with printer drivers on all your machines.