I bought a Brother printer about a year back and the toner stopped working because Brother decided it was "empty" instead of allowing me to continue until it fades and I decide it's "empty". (In this case, the print quality was perfect until it was declared empty.)

So it seems Brother is not immune from giving into the temptation of turning into a terrible printer company. Hopefully they don't continue down that path.

(I can't remember which model I have and am away on travel, but I can update assuming anyone cares...)