@[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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish17•19 hours agoWhat’s stopping you from connecting it to the local network but denying internet access? E.g. via a firewall rule or separate VLAN?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•13 hours agoAs if using an USB stick to print isn’t more effort 😂
What’s stopping you from connecting it to the local network but denying internet access? E.g. via a firewall rule or separate VLAN?
effort
understandable, have a good day
Most relatable comment ever.
As if using an USB stick to print isn’t more effort 😂