It appears as if Makerbot is getting ready for some growth. Today they announced a partnership with Ingrim Micro, a wholesale distributer in the US. In doing so Makerbot will not reach many more resellers/distributers. Currently the makerbot products are only sold in the Makerbot NYC store as well as online at their site, and in some Microsoft stores. This will expand things much further.
more info:
http://www.3ders.org//articles/20131...ram-micro.html