tl;dr: “Fuck You, we’re right, but here’s a crumb from the table” but in PR-speak.
There’ll be a Lan-Mode (still requiring Bambu Connect), and a Dev-Mode (which will continue MQTT, live steam and FTP).
The Writing continues to be on the wall.
tl;dr: “Fuck You, we’re right, but here’s a crumb from the table” but in PR-speak.
There’ll be a Lan-Mode (still requiring Bambu Connect), and a Dev-Mode (which will continue MQTT, live steam and FTP).
The Writing continues to be on the wall.
Actually, isn’t this the optimal outcome? The new “security” features are now optional for those who want them. Everyone else can choose developer mode, has all the old features and is responsible for securing their network. We could argue if opt-in or opt-out is better but I see the argument for having “security” features enabled by default.
Except using developer mode means you trade away support. Why pay all that money for a bambu if you’re not going to get support? Might as well build your own printer at that point if you’re going to have to problem solve all the issues yourself anyway
Also “This is beta testing, not a forced update”
Beta implies that at some point this will no longer be beta and will a mandatory update.
They’re testing the waters, thankfully the pushback may have them reconsidering. It probably just has them reconsidering the rollout/timing though. they may do something like Philips did with hue: announce the cloud integration into a product that did not require an internet connection or cloud integration for over a decade, get a bunch of backlash, then not implement the cloud part while the heat dies off while still fully intending to do so. The hue cloud was announced as a mandatory change in September of 2023 and still hasn’t been implemented but there is a reminder with each app update reminding you it’s eventually going to be necessary if you have not done it yet.