misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portalswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1690arrow-down14
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minus-squarecaseyweederman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·6 hours agoIt absolutely baffles me that there isn’t a huge custom printer firmware movement.
minus-squareNauticalNoodle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours agoI’ve have had this thought too and the only reason I can think of is that the inkjet printers are sold at such a rediculous loss, that anything that could be sold next to them without the offset price from ink would seem like a bad joke.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-23 hours agoI think they meant - movement to release custom firmware for existing printers.
It absolutely baffles me that there isn’t a huge custom printer firmware movement.
I’ve have had this thought too and the only reason I can think of is that the inkjet printers are sold at such a rediculous loss, that anything that could be sold next to them without the offset price from ink would seem like a bad joke.
I think they meant - movement to release custom firmware for existing printers.