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-square241fedilinkarrow-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-square241fedilinkfile-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-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 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