@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portalswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square214fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portalswww.tomshardware.com@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square214fedilink
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)linkfedilinkEnglish0•9 months agoBecause the built-in networking stack on printers is garbage and having to install drivers on every client sucks.
minus-square@dan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglish0•9 months agoI’ve never had issues with networking or drivers with my Brother printer. I don’t have any Apple devices, but on Windows and Linux I just use the drivers that come with the OS.
Because the built-in networking stack on printers is garbage and having to install drivers on every client sucks.
I’ve never had issues with networking or drivers with my Brother printer. I don’t have any Apple devices, but on Windows and Linux I just use the drivers that come with the OS.