I have not used a Bambu printer, but based on this article their usp is 'it just works', which my Creality most certainly does not.
The thing with 'it just works' is that if a tinkerer unwittingly tweaks the wrong part, it may stop 'just working', leading said tinkerer to look for support.
And herein lies the issue - why should Bambu put time and effort into supporting (or repairing/replacing under warranty) their printer when someone has caused the problem by their fiddling? I would suggest they should not, hence the printer is locked down.
If I was Bambu, I would have put it along the lines of 'if you want to mod the machine, there is Developer mode but be aware you lose support and warranty repairs, and once you enter Developer mode there is no way back to the walled garden'.
Bambu gets to protect its 'it just works' approach for those customers who want it while allowing the itinerant tweakers to go fiddle...
As an aside, I am facing the same issue with my (out of warranty) BMW - I am unable to get the engine remaped because BMW have locked down the ECU. This would be understandable when under warranty, but once out of warranty I should be able to make any mod I want (at my own risk).
I guess this is the way the world is moving.
