misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days 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-up11.16Karrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
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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-squareRozz@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoThe printer has the same ink problems, clogged, runs out easy, can’t print b&w when missing a color. But I can buy random ink.
The printer has the same ink problems, clogged, runs out easy, can’t print b&w when missing a color. But I can buy random ink.