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Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days 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 · 11 days ago

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

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So that’s why my printer nags me to update firmware.

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