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-text
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1external-linkBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-219 hours agomessage-square242fedilinkfile-text
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-up2·2 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.