> Open source didn't compete on quality for price.

Well, Open Source did compete on one quality very well: being open, hackable and staying that way. With this being removed from Bambu lab printers it seems as if this is a very much valued aspect for many 3D printing enthusiasts, yet few people were willing to compromise for this aspect.

Apparently it is true, you don’t know how much you value something until you don’t have it anymore