@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • edit-26 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-square215fedilinkarrow-up11.14Karrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: hardware[email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.14Karrow-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.com@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • edit-26 hours agomessage-square215fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hardware[email protected][email protected]
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-square@chronicledmonoclelinkEnglish2•1 day agoThis firmware update applies to laserjets. Not inkjets.
This firmware update applies to laserjets. Not inkjets.