misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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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
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 days agoIf the people sitting on the Supreme Court believe it, and I believe the majority of those shitbags do, then that is unfortunately the law as it stands. But when the law is unethical, I don’t see why we should be lawful.
minus-squarephilpo@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·4 days agoDude, Brother is not even an US company - like most big printer companies it’s Japanese and traded at the Tokyo stock exchange. So… You’re arguments are invalid and only show your americentric world view.
If the people sitting on the Supreme Court believe it, and I believe the majority of those shitbags do, then that is unfortunately the law as it stands.
But when the law is unethical, I don’t see why we should be lawful.
Dude, Brother is not even an US company - like most big printer companies it’s Japanese and traded at the Tokyo stock exchange.
So… You’re arguments are invalid and only show your americentric world view.