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They try to keep it as simple as possible so that really everyone can start printing if they like to. For our luck, we got companies like Prusa and Creality that still allow modifications and have a big community.
I would name Sovol as a good and cheap producer. The plain Klipper(or on older Devices Marlin)-Firmware is really nice :)
Isnt the Creality-K* Lineup also locked down?
The K1 has root access and you can use whatever slicer you want. They are probably not the best machines if you want to install plain clipper though.
Not really. They were going that way but backpedaled after having it made clear that they're never going to be BambuLab. I have a K1C. It gives root with an on-screen disclaimer. The only real challenge is that it overwrites everything when updating. It's Linux though, so, if I spend the time, once I setup my home server, I should be able to automate reloading the config.
Making them shitty, proprietary, and anti-consumer does not make them easier to use.
I've been 3d printing for more then a decade and the Bambu printer has been by far the easiest printer I have ever used. It is the one I well hand to my neice and nephew since it just works more often then not.
Which has nothing to do with it being shitty, proprietary and anti-consumer.