Well instead of making users happy and have them coming back on their own free will they took the easy way use the stick and force people.
Personally I hope wast majority of users would go to competition.
This is mostly our hobby and they would like to force users to be in their ecosystem completely - which if it would work flawlessly i think nobody would mind. But the experience using their Makerworld, Maker lab which integrates with bambu slicer is HORIBLE - fells like drowning in the middle of the ocean.
Fells like time for other brand will be coming on top
My brother has Anycubic Kobra 3 combo and I am genuinely surprised how well it works… DIY user would not notice the diference it and P1S combo. So options are there and this year new printers will be coming out on pair with Bambu.
I mean what is so special on Bambuu why it works ? Because they made user profiles for filament - this is why it works 99% of the time and no other brand offered this so well tested and tuned.
For me when I use filament is not from Bamboo - the price is higher than i can get it elsewhere ( 50%) then add shipping cost … so i need to make my own profile - Granted I can use premade ones and tweak those.
Hardware in their printers is generic Chinese quality -parts easily sourced on AliExpress. Anyone doing any maintenance on it and has a bit of mechanic in himself noticed that.
Then there is BiQu which will for sure come out with a solution in couple of months and break Bambuu users chains and setting them free - it will cost but …
When I will not be able to use the printer easily as now due to their policy out of the window it goes. Simple as that - looks like lots of users will do this as well. Me personally am mad about myself buying P1S 6 months ago.