I supported Makerbot because of their commitment to the open source software and hardware community. If that changes then they will lose me as a customer. I actually paid a premium for their Replicator printer because I believed in their philosophy. Now that they are funded by a VC it seems they have strayed from that path. Let's hope they can bring it back. If not I'll go with the cheaper and more capable alternatives to the Makerbot printers.