misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portalswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down10
arrow-up1123arrow-down1external-linkBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portalswww.tomshardware.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square155fedilink
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months ago They have a fiduciary duty to be as shitty as humanly possible. They don’t – that’s a cargo-cult misunderstanding of Dodge v. Ford Motor Co – but it’s so widely believed I guess it might as well be true.
minus-squaresurph_ninja@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIf the people sitting on the Supreme Court believe it, and I believe the majority of those shitbags do, then that is unfortunately the law as it stands. But when the law is unethical, I don’t see why we should be lawful.
minus-squarephilpo@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoDude, Brother is not even an US company - like most big printer companies it’s Japanese and traded at the Tokyo stock exchange. So… You’re arguments are invalid and only show your americentric world view.
They don’t – that’s a cargo-cult misunderstanding of Dodge v. Ford Motor Co – but it’s so widely believed I guess it might as well be true.
If the people sitting on the Supreme Court believe it, and I believe the majority of those shitbags do, then that is unfortunately the law as it stands.
But when the law is unethical, I don’t see why we should be lawful.
Dude, Brother is not even an US company - like most big printer companies it’s Japanese and traded at the Tokyo stock exchange.
So… You’re arguments are invalid and only show your americentric world view.