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[[HP]]'s printer firmware updates have rendered third-party ink cartridges unusable, leading to class-action settlements in both the United States and the European Union.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Scharon |date=2025-03-19 |title=HP avoids monetary damages over bricked printers in class-action settlement |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/hp-avoids-monetary-damages-over-bricked-printers-in-class-action-settlement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250319231817/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/hp-avoids-monetary-damages-over-bricked-printers-in-class-action-settlement/ |archive-date=2025-03-19 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref> The Federal Trade Commission's May 2021 report ''Nixing the Fix'' described firmware-mediated cartridge restrictions as a recurring repair-policy issue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nixing the Fix: An FTC Report to Congress on Repair Restrictions |author=Federal Trade Commission |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/nixing-fix-ftc-report-congress-repair-restrictions/nixing_the_fix_report_final_5521_630pm-508_002.pdf |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=2021-05-06 |access-date=2026-05-10 |url-status=live}}</ref> | [[HP]]'s printer firmware updates have rendered third-party ink cartridges unusable, leading to class-action settlements in both the United States and the European Union.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harding |first=Scharon |date=2025-03-19 |title=HP avoids monetary damages over bricked printers in class-action settlement |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/hp-avoids-monetary-damages-over-bricked-printers-in-class-action-settlement/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250319231817/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/hp-avoids-monetary-damages-over-bricked-printers-in-class-action-settlement/ |archive-date=2025-03-19 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref> The Federal Trade Commission's May 2021 report ''Nixing the Fix'' described firmware-mediated cartridge restrictions as a recurring repair-policy issue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nixing the Fix: An FTC Report to Congress on Repair Restrictions |author=Federal Trade Commission |url=https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/nixing-fix-ftc-report-congress-repair-restrictions/nixing_the_fix_report_final_5521_630pm-508_002.pdf |website=Federal Trade Commission |date=2021-05-06 |access-date=2026-05-10 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Within the 3D-printing industry, the now-defunct manufacturer [[MakerBot]] followed a similar trajectory, shifting from open-source, DIY-focused machines to closed-source, proprietary ones, which ultimately drove customers to less-expensive open-source competitors and contributed to MakerBot losing its position as an industry leader.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benchoff |first=Brian |date=2016-04-28 |title=The MakerBot Obituary |url=https://hackaday.com/2016/04/28/the-makerbot-obituary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251208222057/https://hackaday.com/2016/04/28/the-makerbot-obituary/ |archive-date=2025-12-08 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website= | Within the 3D-printing industry, the now-defunct manufacturer [[MakerBot]] followed a similar trajectory, shifting from open-source, DIY-focused machines to closed-source, proprietary ones, which ultimately drove customers to less-expensive open-source competitors and contributed to MakerBot losing its position as an industry leader.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benchoff |first=Brian |date=2016-04-28 |title=The MakerBot Obituary |url=https://hackaday.com/2016/04/28/the-makerbot-obituary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251208222057/https://hackaday.com/2016/04/28/the-makerbot-obituary/ |archive-date=2025-12-08 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Hackaday}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||