@[email protected] to TechnologyEnglish • edit-25 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-square205fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: hardware[email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11.13Karrow-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-25 hours agomessage-square205fedilinkfile-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@daddy32linkEnglish1•19 hours agoDepends on whether you absolutely need your printers connected to the internet or not.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 hours agoPrinter manufacturers: Of course your printers need to be connected to the Internet… For… Reasons…
Depends on whether you absolutely need your printers connected to the internet or not.
Printer manufacturers: Of course your printers need to be connected to the Internet… For… Reasons…