~~Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals~~ [see comments] - eviltoast
Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals
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RepairTuber Louis Rossmann taken aback by Brother’s quiet turn to the dark side.
  • Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    It will cost too much because they can’t get back R&D money back via sales of proprietary ink and spare parts, plus competitors will immediately take advantage of your improvements

    Like a prusa (open source 3d printer) costs like 3 bambulab (walled garden closed source 3d printer that uses a fork of prusa slicer)