misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 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-square245fedilinkarrow-up11.19Karrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11.19Karrow-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.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-223 hours agomessage-square245fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [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-squaredaddy32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoBut not so much for the printers…
minus-squareLambdaRX@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 day agoPrinter botnet goes brr.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoUnless they’re HP, then they only go brr if you buy their ink. And apparently Brother now too.
But not so much for the printers…
Printer botnet goes brr.
Printers always go brr.
Unless they’re HP, then they only go brr if you buy their ink. And apparently Brother now too.