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Being a resident of the same neighborhood as Prusa headquarters, having friends who work there and having met Josef Prusa himself, for the first time when he wa
by nakedrobot2 4y ago
Being a resident of the same neighborhood as Prusa headquarters, having friends who work there and having met Josef Prusa himself, for the first time when he was simply organizing "build your own 3d printer" workshops in a basement in Smichov, here is my take:
Josef Prusa is a fantastic salesman, and he has built his company into a large, formidable, and profitable one, thanks mostly to his core team of competent businesspeople to whom he gives no credit. But you see his name everywhere. In fact the company logo has his name twice. I mean, WTAF? Whose ego is so fragile that he has to put his name in the company logo twice?
The Prusa corporation scams its employees and the taxpayers of the Czech Republic by having everyone on a "double contract" where employees are given a minimum wage full employment and taxed on that, with their extra hours being paid on top. It is totally sleazy and unethical.
Employees have coin-operated coffee machines, The owner drives a disgustingly expensive Audi.
Prusa has been surfing on their brand recognition and slavish brand loyalty for years, and now the chickens have come home to roost. The Bambulab printers are at least 4 years ahead of the competition, everyone knows it, and no one with any sense will buy Prusa printers for more money and far fewer features.
Prusa printers have simply not innovated at all, and their respect for their customers is absolutely zero.
I have absolutely no sympathy for the ego-driven, absolute profit-maximizing Prusa company. Their luck is running out now, and finally we are seeing innovation again. The innovation is coming from everywhere but Prusa.
- raphman 4y agoThank you for this information. FWIW: This does not seem to be an isolated opinion. I have read (vague) YouTube comments recently, that point in a similar direction.