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Brother firmware kerfuffle
Brother denies blocking third-party ink cartridges.
Brother printers have traditionally enjoyed a solid reputation for reliability, B with none of the vendor lock-in found with other brands. According to YouTuber and right-to-repair advocate Louis Rossman, this may have changed, as he claims to have uncovered proof that the company may have degraded print quality for those using third-party cartridges. In a statement to ArsTechnica, Brother explicitly stated that it does not block third-party ink from its machines, though it recommends using genuine Brother cartridges.