Firmware update bricks HP printers, makes them unable to use HP cartridges
HP already has a reputation for breaking printers with updates.
They learned that Brother got as shitty, so they tried to keep the shittiest title.
Brother as well? What happened? Every time the HP printers topic comes up, I see recommendations to get a Brother. Begrudgingly, I still use my HP, I can't justify getting rid of a working printer but Brother would have been my first option when the time came to replace it.
Brother was caught recently using software to block third party toner cartridges like HP did.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/brother-denies-firmware-blocks-third-165556103.html
Hopefully this isn't Brother enshittifing their own product, but it's possible.
People sure like to just toss the word "brick" around. These printers are still functional enough to get another firmware update to fix them. You know what can't? Bricks
Yeah, can we go back to when "brick" had a very specific definition with respect to electronics?
Pfft, in my time bricks had a very specific definition with respect to masonry work.
You damn kids with your fake definitions for real words, I swear it's because y'all are rotting your brains away with all these new mediums for acquiring news.
You're funny. It's 2025, words no longer have any meaning.
It used to make me mad. Now it just makes me sad.
Not if you have IOT smart bricks!
My wife bought one of these pieces of shit before we got together. A few months back I finally got to the point where I had the "honey we need to throw out your printer and get a new one."
"OK - should we give it to my sister or see if any of our friends want this?"
"I'm not sure I dislike any of your friends or family enough to inflict this much frustration on them."
I too have made the mistake of flipping an if statement. It was clearly supposed to happen to non-HP cartridges.
Imagine how many 1,000s of other users are being affected by this and just think their printer broke.
I mean, it did.
"You all keep saying we've enshittified printers so you all lose your printing rights until you think about what you've done"
How in the fuck is HP still alive? The company should crash and burn.
Well....they make other products too. I'm sure Laptop/Desktop/Server department transferred some money to Printer department
I used to work in a large oil company for a decade. Around 2018, everyone got new HP laptops with touch screen. We're talking 20.000 permanent employees, and more than 40.000 externals (externals did not get a laptop). After a couple of weeks, people started complaining about the fan making a lot of noise.
After HP checked the laptops, it turned out that the fan was not powerful enough. Their solution? Limit the CPU speed. And my company just agreed. Fuck that noise!!!
I already started boicotting them in 2009, when i purchased a computer, which had an S-video. But it didn't work. Went to the store that sold it, they told me to contact HP. I did, and they just told me that it was a error on the entire laptop series, and that I should've known about it before I purchased the laptop.
Go fuck yourself, HP!
HP and HPE are two separate entities too.
It hurt itself in it's confusion!
Wow I'm in shock. HP would never do such thing 🙄
Don't buy anything HP.
What about the people who already own HPs. Fuck you HP
I've found the computers are fine.
Enterprise equipment is durable.
Consumer laptops fall apart.
Clearly those cartridges must've been made by some merry band of maritime robbers. You know, the kind of criminals who'd force you to give them your money, but give you nothing of proportional value in return.
Could be that the problem isn't the firmware per se.
It's rarely to see HP shot it's own foot
Who's ready to go all Office Space on these things?
Class action suit when??
Sure, let's make them pay a paltry sum that mostly enriches the lawyers, and everyone else gets a check for a nickel.
Everyone file a small claims case at the same time!
Karma
