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==Subscription models==
==Subscription models==
On January 17, 2025, Bambu Lab released a [https://blog.bambulab.com/firmware-update-introducing-new-authorization-control-system-2/ modification to their firmware] notice in a company blog post. This update included changes to its terms of use<ref>{{Cite web |title=BAMBU FARM MANAGER EULA AND SERVICE AGREEMENT |url=https://bambulab.com/en/policies/bambu-farm-manager-service-agreement |url-status=live |access-date=19 Mar 2025 |website=[[Bambu Lab]]}}</ref> with the clause displayed below suggesting the potential for additional fees targeting small businesses and independent users.
On January 17, 2025, Bambu Lab released a [https://blog.bambulab.com/firmware-update-introducing-new-authorization-control-system-2/ modification to their firmware] notice in a company blog post. This update included changes to its terms of use<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-27 |title=BAMBU FARM MANAGER EULA AND SERVICE AGREEMENT |url=https://bambulab.com/en/policies/bambu-farm-manager-service-agreement |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/3ZHOP |archive-date=2026-03-07 |access-date=19 Mar 2025 |website=[[Bambu Lab]]}}</ref> with the clause displayed below suggesting the potential for additional fees targeting small businesses and independent users.


<blockquote>Access to and use of the Service requires two software components: the Bambu Farm Server application and the Bambu Farm client application (collectively referred to as “Bambu Farm Manager,” or the “Software").
<blockquote>Access to and use of the Service requires two software components: the Bambu Farm Server application and the Bambu Farm client application (collectively referred to as “Bambu Farm Manager,” or the “Software").
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==Bambu Lab's response==
==Bambu Lab's response==
Bambu Lab denies any form of subscription model, including for commercial purposes, which contradicts its past EULA statements in its response.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 Jan 2025 |title=Updates and Third-Party Integration with Bambu Connect |url=https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/ |url-status=live |access-date=19 Mar 2025 |website=Bambu Lab Blog |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216001409/https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/ |archive-date=16 Feb 2026}}</ref><blockquote>We want to make it absolutely clear that all of '''these claims are entirely false''':
Bambu Lab denies any form of subscription model, including for commercial purposes, which contradicts its past EULA statements in its response.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 Jan 2025 |title=Updates and Third-Party Integration with Bambu Connect |url=https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216001409/https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/ |archive-date=16 Feb 2026 |access-date=19 Mar 2025 |website=[[Bambu Lab]] Blog}}</ref><blockquote>We want to make it absolutely clear that all of '''these claims are entirely false''':


*Bambu Lab will remotely disable your printer ("brick" it).
*Bambu Lab will remotely disable your printer ("brick" it).
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[Bambu Lab]]
*[[Bambu Lab]]
* [[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System]]
*[[Bambu Lab Authorization Control System]]


==References==
==References==