Had ipv6 before anyone else.
Good Linux support, even for the scanners on their MFCs.
Agnostic about third-party toner.
This new firmware demolishes twenty years of goodwill.
I was just looking at a new printer, and likely to replace my old Brother B&W MFC and Samsung color laser, with a new Brother color laser MFC, but it looks like I'll see how long I can string the old ones along.
There's a discussion upthread about some epson models being mostly alright (with caveats; read the whole thread): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31860555