Printer Automatic Updates: How They Can Stall Your Printer
Alternative cartridges were designed to make printing more affordable, but printer manufacturers have decided they want you to pay more, by rolling out technology that blocks our products. Here’s how.
The default setting on a printer checks for automatic firmware updates, so they happen without your knowledge and consent. Sounds convenient, but it’s not. The updates serve one purpose: to detect and block the use of alternative cartridges, forcing you to buy the expensive, original cartridges sold by the printer manufacturer. By blocking alternative cartridges, automatic firmware updates on your printer will increase significantly your printing expenses and deprive your right to save.