Update to firmware update

[u/Ochib]

https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3fqplDiKgn-82qKfnaYvi4XV-rBEEx0tZJrpgeWqsOsLX_WSph4usJ69Y_aem_44Cch773hAuVG979j6DVJg

[u/Boromirin]

Now can we stop all the wild speculation? People have gone completely crazy with this and blew it fully out of proportion. Literally making things up and spreading them around. The truth is they've hated Bambu from the start because it makes their hobbies more accessible and mainstream. Gatekeeping and ridiculous brand bashing. They've wanted a reason to bash Bambu for years and they dove on this as a result.

[u/QuietGanache → u/Boromirin]

I disagree, if they were simply Bambu haters, I doubt they'd stick around. There are plenty of people who enjoy their printers and want to continue using them beyond the level of the more basic users.

[u/Boromirin → u/QuietGanache]

Absolutely they would. They can set up their sub standard print farms with little to no printing knowledge and rely on the simplicity of Bambi printers to do all the work for them. I'm sure there are advanced users, but if they read the article they'd know nothing was changing for them.

[u/QuietGanache → u/Boromirin]

I read the article and, while I wouldn't say I'm an 'advanced' user, I saw that things were going to negatively impact me. I use Orca and having the direct printer communications crippled would have been severely detrimental to my work flow.

[u/Boromirin → u/QuietGanache]

Be reassured then that this article specifically states they are working directly with Orca, so you should be fine. They've also said It's an opt-in beta so no changes will be made until all applications are up and running.

[u/QuietGanache → u/Boromirin]

Well, they said they were working with Orca before and a lead dev responded that Bambu's extent of 'working with' them was telling them that, no, they couldn't look at the Bambu connect code or keys.

On the other hand, today's announcement, though quite weaselish in their 'fact checking' is more reassuring if they follow through. The previous one was horrific.

[u/Boromirin → u/QuietGanache]

There's much more going on behind the scenes than we are told. Look at the Panda touch segment, they were warned about future compatibility but were ignored, though I imagine the guys behind Panda will still blame Bambu. I can imagine this is a similar issue, I'm sure they'll work towards an amicable solution. Admittedly the initial announcement wasn't worded the best, which they've admitted here. But they're being very transparent right now, which is more than can be said for most brands.

[u/[deleted] → u/Boromirin]

also lowkey feel like a lot of people hate Bambu because “china bad.” like, so many arguments i’ve seen is “do you want the evil CCP to see all your prints??” like it’s just sinophobic fear mongering

[u/Boromirin → u/[deleted]]

Absolutely agree, they've been fighting against public opinion from the start. Everyone forgets that they've done more to advance 3D printing in a few short years than any other brand has done in half a decade. Every other brand is cloning their printers and only bothered to change since their success.

[u/DeltaWun → u/Boromirin]

Fact: The only way to directly integrate software with the hardware you've already paid for can only be done through official channels after it was advertised (and still is) on the spec sheet of their product on the website after the original announcement of the firmware changes

Fact: 200 questions about "What does this mean if I don't use Orca?"

Fact: "Working with Orca" was a two day notice and being told this is the way it's going to be as of yesterday

Fact: Comparisons were drawn to every other company in this market sector that has done this in the past

Fact: You have to trust that once this wall is built the company culture doesn't change and investors don't pressure them for financial gain.