misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portalswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up11.01K
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minus-squareLimonene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up159·1 day agoIn case anyone was thinking this applies only to inkjet printers: no, it ONLY seems to apply to laser printers – the thing that Brother used to be known for. Where the article says “ink”, they mean “toner”. There is no ink in a laser printer.
minus-squaremlemiputty@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoCould this be anything related to government printer tracking requirements?
In case anyone was thinking this applies only to inkjet printers: no, it ONLY seems to apply to laser printers – the thing that Brother used to be known for. Where the article says “ink”, they mean “toner”. There is no ink in a laser printer.
Could this be anything related to government printer tracking requirements?