Bambu Lab pushes a “control system” for 3D printers, and boy, did it not go well

Security measure? Boxing out third-party tools? Or something more complex?

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[migrena]

If it's in the ToS, it will eventually be used. Your only defense is not to sign the line.

If the bad press puts them in the same category as HP, perhaps customer and, more importantly, hacker-customer pressure by bypassing their unwelcome changes will force them to roll back the objectionable diffs.

the problem is knowledgeable people will still buy their product and replace their software with custom one and the rest (most) will not care about product locked in walled garden. so in the end the effect on the actual sales will be minimal. :/