A Polish developer published an OrcaSlicer fork that restored what Bambu Lab's January 2025 firmware update broke. Days later, Bambu's lawyers came calling —...
Its really disappointing seeing the 3DP community continue to embrace Bambu after the inevitable closure and self-proclaimed Apple strategy. Disappointing, but not really surprising.
I hadn’t heard of their company culture until recently, but as long as they’re being reviewed positively, then they’re not going to lose customers. I don’t personally own one of their printers, nor do I plan to, but online reviews are what moves units.
They have indeed been carpetbombing YouTube. It’s always off-putting when a woodworking youtuber with notoriously dubious computer skills suddenly receives an AMS printer and becomes an expert in fusion 360 and iterative design.
Clearly Bambu is providing design services for them so that their “I’ve got a printer, let’s find a use for it” shop improvement project is portrayed in a positive light instead of the youtuber bitching about the learning curve and frustration of failed prints. It’s disingenuous and slimy.
Its really disappointing seeing the 3DP community continue to embrace Bambu after the inevitable closure and self-proclaimed Apple strategy. Disappointing, but not really surprising.
I hadn’t heard of their company culture until recently, but as long as they’re being reviewed positively, then they’re not going to lose customers. I don’t personally own one of their printers, nor do I plan to, but online reviews are what moves units.
Bambu heavily invested in “reviews” with asshole Youtubers.
They have indeed been carpetbombing YouTube. It’s always off-putting when a woodworking youtuber with notoriously dubious computer skills suddenly receives an AMS printer and becomes an expert in fusion 360 and iterative design.
Clearly Bambu is providing design services for them so that their “I’ve got a printer, let’s find a use for it” shop improvement project is portrayed in a positive light instead of the youtuber bitching about the learning curve and frustration of failed prints. It’s disingenuous and slimy.
Fuck Bambu.