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Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals

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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

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Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

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RepairTuber Louis Rossmann taken aback by Brother’s quiet turn to the dark side.

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Pretty sure in this context it’s referring to firmware updates. Which is how Brother screwed over their existing customers

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