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Why is that sad? What makerbot, and Bre Pettis, did was truly awful. That was an absolute betrayal of trust to everybody who had been working on that project.

by blhack 11y ago

Why is that sad? What makerbot, and Bre Pettis, did was truly awful. That was an absolute betrayal of trust to everybody who had been working on that project. Good that makerbot is doing poorly.

542458 11y ago
It's sad because human beings are losing their jobs, which always sucks. It also sucks because this is a big market player, and them going under may hamper investor confidence in future 3D-printing ventures or give consumers the impression that consumer 3D printing is dead. Additionally, if they go under it would mean that there are suddenly lots of schools and libraries equipped with makerbot machines who are no longer capable of getting support or replacement parts, which would also serve to dampen public adoption. Finally, it's sad because makerbot had so much potential, and although it's been a long time coming and they completely brought it upon themselves it still sucks to watch it end up like this.
- Lawtonfogle 11y ago
  >and them going under may hamper investor confidence in future 3D-printing ventures Could this be a blessing in disguise?
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adamc 11y ago
Unfortunately, it isn't Bre Pettis who will suffer from this, but the innocents who work there.
ChuckMcM 11y ago
It is sad to me, because a different path would possibly have been better for everyone. When you see a young person die from an overdose of drugs, it is sad because they chose a path which lead them to an early death, and everything they could have contributed to the world is lost. Companies are like that too, although it's easy to feel like they "got what they deserved" I tend to grieve more for what they weren't able to achieve. It is only made more frustrating to people who advised them that this was the outcome at the end of their path if they chose to go this way, and they could not listen. I find that sad.

by blhack 11y ago

Why is that sad? What makerbot, and Bre Pettis, did was truly awful. That was an absolute betrayal of trust to everybody who had been working on that project. Good that makerbot is doing poorly.

542458 11y ago

It's sad because human beings are losing their jobs, which always sucks. It also sucks because this is a big market player, and them going under may hamper investor confidence in future 3D-printing ventures or give consumers the impression that consumer 3D printing is dead. Additionally, if they go under it would mean that there are suddenly lots of schools and libraries equipped with makerbot machines who are no longer capable of getting support or replacement parts, which would also serve to dampen public adoption. Finally, it's sad because makerbot had so much potential, and although it's been a long time coming and they completely brought it upon themselves it still sucks to watch it end up like this.

Lawtonfogle 11y ago
>and them going under may hamper investor confidence in future 3D-printing ventures Could this be a blessing in disguise?

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adamc 11y ago

Unfortunately, it isn't Bre Pettis who will suffer from this, but the innocents who work there.

ChuckMcM 11y ago

It is sad to me, because a different path would possibly have been better for everyone. When you see a young person die from an overdose of drugs, it is sad because they chose a path which lead them to an early death, and everything they could have contributed to the world is lost. Companies are like that too, although it's easy to feel like they "got what they deserved" I tend to grieve more for what they weren't able to achieve. It is only made more frustrating to people who advised them that this was the outcome at the end of their path if they chose to go this way, and they could not listen. I find that sad.