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I wish my[1] bricked 3DS could still function as a game-playing machine but, alas, Nintendo ahem “pushed an update” to it because it had custom firmware install
by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y ago
I wish my[1] bricked 3DS could still function as a game-playing machine but, alas, Nintendo ahem “pushed an update” to it because it had custom firmware installed and I “made the mistake” of letting it connect to the internet. Now it doesn’t boot, much like a brick. I think some people will even say this is not properly bricked because I can technically restore it.
To their point, the phone in this analogy was not bricked (nor were the printers in this case), even if such an update is incredibly user-hostile. At least, many people will think that the phone/printer no longer functions at all when they see that word, so they’ll think it’s not the right word to use.
1: still calling it mine even though the courts will let Nintendo treat it like it’s theirs
- johnnyanmac 2y agoI don't know. Maybe newer printers "fixed" it, but older printers didn't say "only works with HP ink". It's a bit different than a user choosing to install different firmware on their hardware, something they go out of their way to do. The ink is in interface, not the core structure. Also, consider a layman's perspective. They won't read into the error codes and all that stuff. They update a printer that was printing paper yesterday, and now it won't print paper today. The printer says ink is fine but it's not printing. That sounds like a "brick" to them, right?