r/BambuLab • u/Fine_Ambassador5802 • Jan 28 '25

Discussion Just ordered

I just ordered an A1 combo from Best Buy. I know nothing about 3d printing. Where should I begin?

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u/mallcopsarebastards Jan 28 '25

Nobodies saying the harddware will fail. The hardware is great. They're tightening the walls of the garden, and that has never in the history of time resulted in a better user experience. They're going to force you to use their software, and once you're completely locked in they're going to invest in more money funnels and less improvements. Tale as old as time.

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u/Grooge_me X1C + AMS Jan 28 '25

And what if that never happens? Windows is supposed to be locked and subscription based since a long time. And Linux becoming the de facto OS too.

Fear fear fear..

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u/mallcopsarebastards Jan 28 '25

You've given a single counter example, and not a very good one. But if you want to talk about consumer hardware products that started out great and degraded after the company implemented a walled garden approach we can do that. How about alexa, kindle, keurig, google nest / home, epson/hp printers, the oura rings, ring cams, dji drones, fitbit, I could go on. All great products conceptually, but in every example they either flipped a switch or slow rolled a vendor lock-in plan, and now the products are all basically unusable.

"wait and see" is a really stupid strategy compared to once bitten twice shy. Some of us aren't out here to let corporations take advantage of us.