Quote Originally Posted by oj88 View Post
So far so good.

A fortunate outcome of all this is that the firmware change essentially converted my EoL/Discontinued Epson L3150 into a more current L3250 model. From what I can tell, apart from certain cosmetic changes, the hardware between the L3150 and L3250 are essentially identical. But with the new firmware, my printer can now use Epson's Smart Panel mobile app, which the L3150 firmware did not support.

This is a stark reminder that manufacturers hold the prerogative to declare products obsolete at will, even when a simple firmware update could extend their lifespan by enabling support for newer software features.
Convenient way to achieve product end of life.