Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year ago[Louis Rossmann] Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer companyyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-link[Louis Rossmann] Brother turns heel & becomes anti-consumer printer companyyoutu.beHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIt’s funny how far ahead 3d printers are in terms of consumer experience, everything is open, everything works and the tech is like 300 times more complex. 2D printer companies should be shamed to death.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoOver time as 3D printers go from tinkerer’s toy to household staple, I’d expect them to become more locked down and anti-consumer.
minus-squarePlutoniumAcid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMakers by Cory Doctorow is a great novel that explores exactly this.
It’s funny how far ahead 3d printers are in terms of consumer experience, everything is open, everything works and the tech is like 300 times more complex.
2D printer companies should be shamed to death.
Over time as 3D printers go from tinkerer’s toy to household staple, I’d expect them to become more locked down and anti-consumer.
Makers by Cory Doctorow is a great novel that explores exactly this.