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3D printer maker Bambu Lab faces patent infringement lawsuits that could threaten hobbyist 3D printing in general (www.tomshardware.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

while im not on Stratasys' side, Bambu Labs isn't any saint either. Their 3D printers go on a closed source path so that its fully tight nit and integrated ala Apple and do not give back to the 3D printing community whatsoever. It's just a game of two companies trying to keep shit in for themselves. Bambu Labs is basically the dark horse in a field of open source 3d printers that trying to make things propietary,

[โ€“] NessD 8 points 6 months ago

Yeah, I get that. That's why patents themselves are shit. Imagine what would the world look like today if volvo didn't donate it's seat belt patent to the world?