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"There's no money in 3D printing" I'm skeptical. For example, developing seeds is another industry potentially vulnerable to the "customers could become the pr
by ukoki 14y ago
"There's no money in 3D printing"
I'm skeptical. For example, developing seeds is another industry potentially vulnerable to the "customers could become the producers" dilemma but Monsanto is doing pretty well. Similarly you can use Microsoft products to download, crack and freely reproduce Microsoft products - but they're not doing too bad either. I wouldn't underestimate the combination of legislation, monopolies and/or powerful branding.
All it would take is for your Acme 3D Printer to have its own a Acme 3D Template Store and a large market share.
- amalag 14y agoMonsanto is not a good comparison because they force you to buy seeds from them the next year. You are not allowed to collect seeds from the plants you grow and they will sue you. And our judicial system agrees with Monsanto because we think DNA is patentable. This will hit the supreme court in February. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which ruled that "once a grower, like Bowman, plants the commodity seeds containing Monsanto's Roundup Ready technology and the next generation of seed develops, the grower has created a newly infringing article." Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/037589_monsanto_saving_seeds_farmers.html#ixzz2H8Nfro7c http://www.naturalnews.com/037589_monsanto_saving_seeds_farm...