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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 1 day ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/technology
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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've got a Lexmark laser printer, and while there are cheaper subscription toners, you can pay the higher price for normal toner, and buy compatibles, for now at least.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

you seem to have gotten a smart printer, new ones have that one, we got a canon laser.