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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)
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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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[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah the printer I have back home is an older HP, just old enough that they don't sell you an ink subscription yet, but new enough to have drivers for newer Windows versions. Of course, I've even got my mom away from Windows, so it no longer matters, but 10-15 years ago when we bought the thing, it was a bit more important, as I wasn't using Linux full time yet and my mom was using Windows still too. Now she's using my old thicc Macbook Pro till I either get her something with Linux on it, or a used M1 Air.