Im not very convinced that a valuation of 500,000,000 is a very representative amount...for what in the end
is basically a website, and a company making a product that is (compared to the kind of tech that
Stratasys already has) pretty obsolete in a commercial printer product context.
Which suggests to me, that either its just another "buy-it-out-and-let-it-wither-on-the-vine" story, or perhaps
that we will see both being fully commercialised in the near future.
Either way, I very much doubt that its something that will make any contribution to the open source maker community.
However, it can be seen as good news - in a way - because its one less competitor for UMaker. Im quite certain
that after the Makerbot has been put through the full commercial treatment it will be less attractive to buy.
Probably we can expect to see the filament "cartridge" prices hiking up soon I reckon.
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I've always for some reason or another had the impression that that was the goal all along... It's always been too markety.. somehow.. Through their marketing efforts were talking more to suits than they were to the quality of the product and the end users. That said, the makerbot was a close second when I was researching printers.
I really hope they don't make thingieverse evil.
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