[codemiscreant]

After a recent firmware update my Brother inkjet refuses to print b&w (yes it has a full black cartridge and this was never a problem previously) because one of the color inks is empty. Brother the Good is a thing of the past.

[nektro]

the issue is using inkjet

[codemiscreant]

Sure, but previously this printer explicitly supported black only modes with no regard for the other inks. Brother decided it was easy money acting like the other makers, and this is likely to percolate to their other products.

[account42]

It may also be due to legal reasons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Identification_Code

[pseudalopex]

Legal reasons? Or secret government pressure reasons? The article mentioned no laws.