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~~Brother 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)
submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 56 points 4 days ago (3 children)

effort

[–] laranis@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 days ago

Most relatable comment ever.

[–] john_lemmy@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

understandable, have a good day

[–] amphetaminisiert@feddit.nl 3 points 4 days ago

As if using an USB stick to print isn't more effort 😂