Quote Originally Posted by ImaginationProgress View Post
It's really a pretty smart idea by MakerBot. If they can find a way to limit the filament to only their own, they could afford to drastically drop the prices of their hardware (printers) by making their profits off of filament. Although we may not like it, in the long run, it will help the 3D Printing industry by lowering the price of hardware significantly.

<sarcasm>Yeah, because MB has demonstrated their commitment to keeping prices down </sarcasm>