That's also my view, in part because paying someone else to manufacture parts also retains significantly more flexibility about which processes to use, dependin

That's also my view, in part because paying someone else to manufacture parts also retains significantly more flexibility about which processes to use, depending on the part/application/volume. I can get some things CNC-milled, other things 3d-printed using Material A, another thing 3d-printed using Material B, something else injection-molded, etc. It's not clear to me that there's currently a single process that's best for everything, and I don't have the space, capital, or knowledge to own and operate three or four machines.