…oh. The article only mentions a cease and desist, I didn’t think they were using DMCA takedowns. So the issue (according to Bambu Labs) is that they’re using “their” code, not that they’re accessing their cloud?

I see. Then wouldn’t suing them over this have worked better than “daring” them to sue for this? Or can they use the AGPL argument to win in court even if the case is related to cloud access?

EDIT: actually, is the case over cloud access? Another commenter said it’s DMCA takedowns, is that what they’re using?

(Premise: I don’t have a 3D Printer, have next to zero experience using one and never heard of this controversy before. I’m just asking out of curiosity)

I’m in favor of people using open-source software to use better the stuff they bought, but putting aside my bias that seems pretty clearly an illegal thing, can someone ELI5 how could they not lose if they’re sued?

What I understood is that Bambu Lab sold those printers advertising cloud access to their proprietary servers through their “official means”, but a lot of people used unofficial open-source software to access it, because it worked better. Then at a certain point, the company disabled access apps that weren’t their proprietary one, but people kept using them. Which prompted the company to sue.

It’s an ass move to do, but the open-source software wasn’t officially supported even before, right? And now it’s still used to access their company cloud, not a separate one, right?

From my understanding they didn’t remove any functionality that was officially advertised, and people are now using unauthorized software to access the company’s proprietary cloud, did I misunderstand something?

Anti-competitive practices are business or government practices that prevent or reduce competition in a market. Antitrust laws ensure businesses do not engage in competitive practices that harm other, usually smaller, businesses or consumers. These laws are formed to promote healthy competition within a free market by limiting the abuse of monopoly power.

It’s exactly what these words mean.

Oh I love personalization. When I am the one doing it and not an algorithm doing what it “thinks” is better for me.

This is a matter of anti-competitive behavior and market manipulation. And historically, the EU has always been against that (especially if it’s detrimental to them, of course).

They’re in favor of regulation, but definitely not of individual companies handling it.

Link please? Everything I found on that guy’s profile is this post with the same screenshot of the ToS the article has, nothing about the mail or confirmation that it’s not coming.

Being looking around for a while, no outlet seems to have any screenshot or transcript of it. Starting to think it’s just something Twitter randos hallucinated and a couple outlets fell for it, sadly.

I’m “mad” at the journalists because, as far as my searching goes, there is no proof that this email actually exists and it’s only been cited by some randos on Twitter, not even by the outlets that reportedly paid the deposit.

The article itself doesn’t even mention anything from the mail, it’s just excerpts from the ToS change. Nothing that would allude to this “confirmation” the title leads to believe. I’d like to see actual screenshots from this supposed mail if you make a title like that, otherwise it’s just more fuel for the MAGAs to claim everything bad we say about Trump is manufactured lies.

Did YOU read it? The excerpt you replied to is talked about in the article right in the section about the April change. And if you click the link in that article for revised terms of service you can read it for yourself as well.

Imho a better comparison would be not being allowed to post within the first 24 hours after signing up. Sure it would be annoying once, but not much of a deal in the long term.

The annoyance for more tech-savvy people is not the point, the issue is that it’s blatant railroading.

If a casual user needs to use, let’s say, a browser, they’re completely oblivious to the difference between them, and you tell them “you can choose between Edge or Firefox, but for Firefox you’ll have to wait 24h” it’s logical that they’ll pick Edge. Then they’ll get used to it and never switch.

It’s hindering the competition, basically market manipulation.

I’ll admit I’m not that informed in the field, but did Samsung have any controversies that caused everyone to consider it worse than Chinese-owned companies? The only negative I’m aware of is that their stuff is really overpriced.