jeffw@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoFirmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridgesarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1417arrow-down16cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
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minus-squareSoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·2 months agoBrother was caught recently using software to block third party toner cartridges like HP did. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/brother-denies-firmware-blocks-third-165556103.html Hopefully this isn’t Brother enshittifing their own product, but it’s possible.
minus-squaremassivemeatballs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThat doesn’t look good. At least the EU watchdogs are punishing HP for this type of tactics. Hopefully the other manufacturers will take a hint and won’t try this shit on EU customers and hopefully other regulators will follow through
Brother was caught recently using software to block third party toner cartridges like HP did.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/brother-denies-firmware-blocks-third-165556103.html
Hopefully this isn’t Brother enshittifing their own product, but it’s possible.
That doesn’t look good. At least the EU watchdogs are punishing HP for this type of tactics. Hopefully the other manufacturers will take a hint and won’t try this shit on EU customers and hopefully other regulators will follow through