@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-225 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-square249fedilinkarrow-up11.19Kfile-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
arrow-up11.19Kexternal-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@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-225 days agomessage-square249fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hardware@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.zip
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@lone_faerie@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish3•26 days agoWith the current US government, there’s far more roadblocks to running a company ethically than turning it to absolute shit
With the current US government, there’s far more roadblocks to running a company ethically than turning it to absolute shit
Brother is a Japanese company.