Makerbot Releases New 3D Printers and Declares the End of Consumer Market

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Makerbot released their new 3d printers in some sort of public display of masochism. Why did you do this Makerbot?
The 3d printers are basically just a slight upgrades from previous models with larger print volume. It is aimed at "professional" market. Looks like you guys are mostly just not good enough profitable group for their stuff.

You can see their new stuff here;

https://www.makerbot.com/products/3d-printers/

Oh yes, they also have a new free slicer: the Makerbot Print

https://www.makerbot.com/print/

Here is Angus from Maker's Muse with some thoughts I can mostly agree with:

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