So, what does it all mean?? MakerBot to opensource?

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So, what does it all mean?? MakerBot to opensource?

Baseb on this article https://hackaday.com/2017/10/23/makerbot-really-wants-you-to-like-them-again/

GitHub > https://github.com/makerbot/labs
https://www.makerbot.com/labs/

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I think they either are hoping the anti-Makerbot hate has blown over and want back into the hobbyist market, or they want hobbyists to help them with R&D/troubleshooting like we used to.

They’ve done the “experimental” hardware thing before, with the Replicator 2x. Basically that was their way of selling a difficult-to-use (mayhaps unreliable) machine without creating an enormous tech support / product return burden.

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I think a $199,- for a experimental extruder is a steal. From the users, that is.
RIP Makerbot.

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I don’t think it’s going to be meaningful hardware wise. $199 for an extruder with no warranty just for the ability to swap nozzles is a bit much.

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I think they are hoping that people who have bought one of their pricey pieces of crap will buy more crap just to try to get it working.
But wouldn’t it be great? An extruder with replaceable nozzles! Geewiz?
Is there a patent for that? So they could sue everyone else?
They tried it before.

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the thingiverse Moa is non commercial license, yet there is makerbot using it in marketing.

I have a few things on thingiverse, have not visited since they announced my visiting is accepting some makerbot EULA that I dont want to be part of. how do I delete my things and my account without them feeling my visiting is signing a contract? I joined and posted before all that so it’s totally BS. Deleting my things is not fun, but Makerbot saying I am accepting their terms and holding my designs hostage to get me to log on and be in some contract with them is totally wrong.

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We’ve been Makerbot resellers ever since we opened in 2013, and have to say the Rep 2 is a great machine. Then the 5th Gen came out (too soon - it wasn’t ready for prime time by any means). We will not sell those things, we don’t want angry customers! My channel saleslady has been trying to sell me on the Replicator Plus, so I offered to pay shipping if we could test drive one for a couple weeks. Never heard back from her on that, although we resellers did get advance notice on this new “labs” business and “experimental” extruder. Other than being able to more easily change the tips I can’t see what the difference is.

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@AlohaMilton I haven’t looked at the site ToS in a while, but to my understanding, it’s the process of uploading your designs that gives them a license to use them for marketing etc.

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@Ryan_Carlyle the MOA is from 2013 or so, so they are claiming all designs retroactive to their new EULA, seems totally illegal but it’s probably legal, and should still be illegal. man America really sold out anyone and everyone with less money, to anyone and everyone with more. totally sucks.

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What they give you a holder so when you purchase the hot end you can use it? What about giving out the design for the hot end then this is truly opensource. What a joke they screwed the community once and I don’t think people are going to be running back are they?