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MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders

MakerBot Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Faulty Extruders

By Matt Stultz

Matt Stultz

Matt is a community organizer and founder of 3DPPVD, Ocean State Maker Mill, and HackPittsburgh. He is Make's digital fabrication and reviews editor.

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MakerBot grew from a fun project by three friends in a hackerspace in Brooklyn, to being THE name in desktop 3D printing. Over the last few years, though, that name has been drug through the mud; from the community backlash when they decided to go closed source after building their reputation on open source projects, to […]

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MakerBot Lays Off 100 Employees, Closes All Retail Stores

MakerBot Lays Off 100 Employees, Closes All Retail Stores

Mike Senese

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is a content producer with a focus on technology, science, and engineering. He served as Executive Editor of Make: magazine for nearly a decade, and previously was a senior editor at Wired. Mike has also starred in engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, fixing cars, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza. You might spot him at his local skatepark in the SF Bay Area.

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The company announces plans to re-organize it business through staff and expense reductions and closure of its three brick-and-mortar stores.

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Can a 0 3D Printer Beat a ,000 Machine?

Can a $600 3D Printer Beat a $20,000 Machine?

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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The internet is such an incredible and beautiful place: Two strangers with amazing toys came together to give us a showdown that is sure to amuse and inform. In one corner, we have Scott Hanselman, armed with a $600 Printrbot simple metal he got two weeks ago. In the other corner, we have Brandon Potter, armed with […]

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Bre Pettis Stepping Down As CEO of MakerBot To Head Up New Department

Bre Pettis Stepping Down As CEO of MakerBot To Head Up New Department

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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Bre Pettis will be leaving his position as the CEO of MakerBot in order to lead up a new division at the parent company, Stratasys, called “The Innovation Workshop.” Jennifer Lawton, who has been with the company since 2011, will be stepping into his place as CEO in 2015. While this initially started as an […]

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Stratasys Lawsuit, Patents and More: An Interview with MakerBot’s Bre Pettis

Stratasys Lawsuit, Patents and More: An Interview with MakerBot’s Bre Pettis

By Phillip Torrone

Phillip Torrone

current: @adafruit - previous: MAKE, popular science, hackaday, engadget, fallon, braincraft ... howtoons, 2600...

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Last week I saw Michael Weinberg’s article on MAKE “Stratasys Sues Afinia: Ramifications for the Desktop 3D Printing Industry”. After reading it I had more questions about Stratasys, patents and MakerBot. I emailed Bre Pettis the CEO of MakerBot and with permission I am posting up the responses here on MAKE, thank you Bre!

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Reactions to the MakerBot – Stratasys Deal

Reactions to the MakerBot – Stratasys Deal

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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The sale of MakerBot to Stratasys, announced Wednesday, inspired a wide variety of commentary in the technology and Maker communities.

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MakerBot/Stratasys Merger: What do you Think?

MakerBot/Stratasys Merger: What do you Think?

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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MakerBot’s announcement yesterday that it was merging with Stratasys was arguably the biggest news to hit the rapidly growing consumer 3D printer market. As such it’s got people talking. What do you think of the MakerBot/Stratasys deal? Do you think it’s a smart move by Stratasys? What does it mean for the growth of consumer class 3D printers? What does it say about the compatibility of open source hardware and big business? Let us know in the comments below.

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