▲ 1191 ▼ 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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world 247 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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
[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago (4 children) I really hope Brother is telling the truth! permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago Same. My printer works fine, and I recently replaced my toner (went genuine because I found a decent deal), so I probably won't need another anytime soon. That said, I will no longer be recommending them until this is cleared up. I won't be recommending against them though, because I don't know of a better company, but I'll just recommend people go to their local library or print shop or something and not deal with having a printer at home. permalink fedilink source parent [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) I got a 4 acre lot on Mars that I'm selling for cheap. You seem like a gulli...great fellow. $10k. Its pretty cheap right now because people don't known the real estate trend yet. I'm taking amazon cards. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) But this is a weird thing to lie about the only reason to implement toner DRM is to get people to buy your cartridges. But if your public statement is, "it's ok to buy off brand cartridges," then...well... that's kinda weird. Not saying you're wrong, and they could be trying to have their cake and eat it too (court the anti-DRM crowd but also scare people into sticking with their toner). I'm just saying your snarky/sarcastic response seems unwarranted here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Its definitely HP's way to go. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago Same. My printer works fine, and I recently replaced my toner (went genuine because I found a decent deal), so I probably won't need another anytime soon. That said, I will no longer be recommending them until this is cleared up. I won't be recommending against them though, because I don't know of a better company, but I'll just recommend people go to their local library or print shop or something and not deal with having a printer at home. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) I got a 4 acre lot on Mars that I'm selling for cheap. You seem like a gulli...great fellow. $10k. Its pretty cheap right now because people don't known the real estate trend yet. I'm taking amazon cards. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) But this is a weird thing to lie about the only reason to implement toner DRM is to get people to buy your cartridges. But if your public statement is, "it's ok to buy off brand cartridges," then...well... that's kinda weird. Not saying you're wrong, and they could be trying to have their cake and eat it too (court the anti-DRM crowd but also scare people into sticking with their toner). I'm just saying your snarky/sarcastic response seems unwarranted here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Its definitely HP's way to go. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) But this is a weird thing to lie about the only reason to implement toner DRM is to get people to buy your cartridges. But if your public statement is, "it's ok to buy off brand cartridges," then...well... that's kinda weird. Not saying you're wrong, and they could be trying to have their cake and eat it too (court the anti-DRM crowd but also scare people into sticking with their toner). I'm just saying your snarky/sarcastic response seems unwarranted here. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Its definitely HP's way to go. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Its definitely HP's way to go. permalink fedilink source parent