We're not sitting still. I have to agree that Makerbot is moving quite fast. But, look at it really well. What news do they bring on the table?
A "smaller" printer (UM sized? with 100x100x100 printer volume?)
WebCam and Network, yes, bit new, but people have been doing this with OctoPrint. And, we're also not sitting still on this area.
Swappable magnetic printer head, sure I've seen that one, not sure on what machine. UP! maybe? Or was it the Builder...
Oh, and their new hotend looks a lot like an E3D on first inspection, or not?
A "bigger" printer, which is not actually that big. Most likely as big as they could go X/Y wise without changing the gantry.
Their 3D scanner is crap (seriously, I think I could do better with my eyes closed)
Also, none of this is actually released. It's only announced. And none of it is actually really revolutionary. Pretty much what you would expect for a normal development line.
(Nothing from our "omg, this would be really cool" development list is on their feature list. Which, off all things, includes a gigantic robotic spider)
EDIT: HIPS is silly. I hope to push our water-soluble material soon. Pretty much prints as PLA, and only needs water to remove. It's like PVA without all the bad properties.