It's a technical distinction. HP broke the printers. It didn't brick them. If something is bricked, it's permanent for a consumer at home. It can't be fixed w

It's a technical distinction. HP broke the printers. It didn't brick them. If something is bricked, it's permanent for a consumer at home. It can't be fixed with another software update, because the bricking prevents updates. This can be fixed with a future update. Therefore it's not bricked. That's the definition of bricked. They're currently broken (a temporary state). They're not bricked (a permanent state). The two words aren't synonyms.