Summary https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1i3gq1t/why_you_should_care_about_bambu_labs_removing/
Lewis Rossman video https://youtu.be/aIyaDD8onIE
tl;dr: A firmware update scheduled for January 23rd will remove the ability of third-party software such as Orca Slicer or the Panda Touch to connect directly to your printer. Users of third-party slicers will have to export sliced files and load them in a new “Bambu Connect” app in order to start prints or manage the printer.
I’ve been seeing a lot of comments on lemmy, youtube, various forums and 3d printing sites, of people promoting bambulabs printers lately.
I’m not saying they’re definitely paying people or having employees go make comments pushing their products, but I do have a foil hat on standby…
I’m content with my own ender 3 setup with some modifications in an enclosure but for a split second, I actually considered Bambu for my next printer.
They killed my desire completely with all their proprietary shit.
Let me use whatever I want to use with the thing I own, or get completely fucked. Preferably by a cactus, but pineapples are an okay substitute
I dunno about comments, but they are heavily doing the “give influencers a free printer” thing. I watch a bunch of maker/DIY stuff, and it feels like half the channels I watch got a Bambu printer lately.
I mean their printers have a lot going for then. Easy setup, maintenance and they just work with basically no down-time. And for a long time they were just unbeatable when it came to the speed and quality of the prints.
The move now is terrible but people recommending them is just logical.