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HP Inc settles printer toner lockout lawsuit with a promise to make firmware updates optional
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 21 Mar 2025
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Simple fix here, stop buying the companies that do this. I bought a brother printer and I won’t go back.
Oh well, Brother's now in this too:
https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/brother-accused-of-locking-down-third-party-printer-ink-cartridges-via-firmware-updates-removing-older-firmware-versions-from-support-portals
This was in the related articles: https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/printers/brother-denies-firmware-blocks-third-party-toner-and-ink-use
And I believe them. The reddit post in Rossman's video was 3 years old. I have personally installed and updated 5 Brother printers in the last year and they all still run on 3rd-party toner.
I do think it's pretty ridiculous that rossman of all people would not verify any of this before making a video about it. At least reach out to the company and ask them for a comment.
Thanks for added context!