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'''Brother Industries | '''Brother Industries Ltd.''' manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through Printing & Solutions, Machinery, Domino, Nissei, Personal & Home, and Network & Contents segments. | ||
Brother has faced consumer criticism and regulatory action, having been criticized for practices that allegedly reduce choice, obfuscate information and accelerate product obsolescence. | Brother has faced consumer criticism and regulatory action, having been criticized for practices that allegedly reduce choice, obfuscate information and accelerate product obsolescence. | ||
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Users have reported that Brother has initiated various methods to limit or reduce functionality on many printers prior and during usage. This includes: | Users have reported that Brother has initiated various methods to limit or reduce functionality on many printers prior and during usage. This includes: | ||
*'''3rd party consumable lockout''' on various printer models<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Jul 2023 |title=Brother started locking out third party cartridges by firmware updates apparently |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36679980 |url-status=live |access-date=29 Aug 2025 |website=Hacker News}}</ref> | *'''3rd party consumable lockout''' on various printer models<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Jul 2023 |title=Brother started locking out third party cartridges by firmware updates apparently |url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36679980 |url-status=live |access-date=29 Aug 2025 |website=Hacker News}}</ref>{{More citations needed}} | ||
*'''Reduction in print capacity''' via software, firmware and hardware<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Shaak |first=Erin |date=16 Oct 2018 |title=Class Action Claims Brother International Designed Laser Printers to Require Premature Toner Replacement |url=https://www.classaction.org/news/class-action-claims-brother-international-designed-laser-printers-to-require-premature-toner-replacement |url-status=live |access-date=29 Aug 2025 |website=ClassAction.org}}</ref> | *'''Reduction in print capacity''' via software, firmware and hardware<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Shaak |first=Erin |date=16 Oct 2018 |title=Class Action Claims Brother International Designed Laser Printers to Require Premature Toner Replacement |url=https://www.classaction.org/news/class-action-claims-brother-international-designed-laser-printers-to-require-premature-toner-replacement |url-status=live |access-date=29 Aug 2025 |website=ClassAction.org}}</ref> | ||
*'''Disabling of functionality''' via print counters, software and firmware<ref>{{Cite web |title=MFC-L3750CDW/MFC-L3760CDW vs MF655Cdw |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/comments/18c1hmm/comment/lq8x81g/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Aug 2025 |website=r/printers}}</ref> | *'''Disabling of functionality''' via print counters, software and firmware<ref>{{Cite web |title=MFC-L3750CDW/MFC-L3760CDW vs MF655Cdw |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/comments/18c1hmm/comment/lq8x81g/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 Aug 2025 |website=r/printers}}</ref>{{More citations needed}} | ||
*'''Nagware''' screens or pop-ups indicating firmware or software should be updated | *'''Nagware''' screens or pop-ups indicating firmware or software should be updated | ||
*'''Limited or obfuscated information''' regarding effects of software or firmware update implementation<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=22 Mar 2025 |title=Brother MFC-3750CDW won't accept non-genuine ink? |url=https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/35qvkyx3 |url-status=live |access-date=29 Aug 2025 |website=Whirlpool}}</ref> | *'''Limited or obfuscated information''' regarding effects of software or firmware update implementation<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=22 Mar 2025 |title=Brother MFC-3750CDW won't accept non-genuine ink? |url=https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/35qvkyx3 |url-status=live |access-date=29 Aug 2025 |website=Whirlpool}}</ref>{{More citations needed}} | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||