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[Louis Rossmann] Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer company (youtu.be)
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https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Brother_Ink_Lockout_%26_Quality_Sabotage

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[โ€“] turmacar@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Not saying they couldn't/shouldn't but printers are a nightmare hellscape and it's a miracle, mostly of HP's marketing department, that they're a household object.

[โ€“] fishy@lemmy.today 4 points 4 hours ago

Back before everyone had maps on their phone, printing MapQuest maps was fantastic. This was the early 00's though and we all had money to burn still.