misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-215 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-square235fedilinkarrow-up11.17Karrow-down14file-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-squareMystikIncarnate@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours ago1000x this. We’ve got all this figured out for 3D printers with all kinds of cool tools to make the job easier, and yet, take away a dimension and there’s crickets? The hell? Let’s make a 3D printable 2D printer.
1000x this.
We’ve got all this figured out for 3D printers with all kinds of cool tools to make the job easier, and yet, take away a dimension and there’s crickets?
The hell?
Let’s make a 3D printable 2D printer.
Or a modular printer