misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days 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-square250fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down15file-text
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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-squarephilpo@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoDude, Brother is not even an US company - like most big printer companies it’s Japanese and traded at the Tokyo stock exchange. So… You’re arguments are invalid and only show your americentric world view.
Dude, Brother is not even an US company - like most big printer companies it’s Japanese and traded at the Tokyo stock exchange.
So… You’re arguments are invalid and only show your americentric world view.