487
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] binom@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

thank you for looking into this and sharing your findings!

[-] philpo@feddit.org 2 points 6 hours ago

The updated blog post does change the legal position they have maneuvered themselves in within the EU.

Also,they are basically lying in their post:

We want to make it absolutely clear that all of these claims are entirely false: Bambu Lab will remotely disable your printer ("brick" it). Firmware updates will block your printer’s ability to print.

While:

Due to the importance of these updates, your product may block new print job before the updates is installed, and will immediately provide update notifications to help you understand the related information.

(TOS 7.4)

Additionally the required certificates of course have a expiry date and after that you won't be able to connect outside of developer mode.

Legally, they are also in hot water with their "no support" developer mode at least within the EU. First of all they can't remove support for functions that were present at the time of the sale. Additionally denying support within the warranty period for use that is within the normal use even if developer modes,etc. are used is considered illegal - they can ask Samsung, Google and Sony about their experience in court for those cases, they all failed.

this post was submitted on 19 Jan 2025
487 points (100.0% liked)

3DPrinting

15976 readers
814 users here now

3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

The r/functionalprint community is now located at: or !functionalprint@fedia.io

There are CAD communities available at: !cad@lemmy.world or !freecad@lemmy.ml

Rules

If you need an easy way to host pictures, https://catbox.moe may be an option. Be ethical about what you post and donate if you are able or use this a lot. It is just an individual hosting content, not a company. The image embedding syntax for Lemmy is ![](URL)

Moderation policy: Light, mostly invisible

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS