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: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up11.16Karrow-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-215 hours agomessage-square235fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoYeah interesting find, and i agree plus you can always sic the ACCC onto them if they start being painful
Yeah interesting find, and i agree plus you can always sic the ACCC onto them if they start being painful