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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 days ago

Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

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Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 15 days ago

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

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But not so much for the printers…
- @LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works
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  Printer botnet goes brr.
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    Printers always go brr.
    - @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      Unless they’re HP, then they only go brr if you buy their ink. And apparently Brother now too.

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