misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months 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-square233fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-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-24 months agomessage-square233fedilinkfile-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-squareDFX4509B@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoIt’s going to get to the point where you might be better off going back to dot matrix if tank-based inkjet printers are somehow locked down via chemical DRM too.
It’s going to get to the point where you might be better off going back to dot matrix if tank-based inkjet printers are somehow locked down via chemical DRM too.