RAPMAN Bowden convertion

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Summarystill HOPE....old RAPMAN revived with poor man's genius like extuder\ncompare two Prusa I3 corner blocks ...one original extruder and second with Bowden-like extruder just hanging above the table !! Great difference on the straight edge...\nYES RAPMAN LET US DOWN...BIG TIME....\nAll products have a finite life, but learning of BfB's agenda after spending $4K+ on what I was led to believe was a top-quality product with a future, only to be discontinued less than a year later and replaced by the same machine with expensive proprietary supplies, is rude and unprofessional. A classic case of a company being misled by its marketing department.\nI like my machine, too bad BfB doesn't. All they see is the cash cow in their shiny new $100 cartridges. Same old marketing approach made famous by Gillette - give away the razor and extract maximum money long term from customers by selling expensive razor blades to fit it.\nCould've done the Right Thing and kept the 3D Touch as a Pro machine for people who don't need hand-holding. A previous statement led us to believe that this would be the case, but no...\nhttp://www.bitsfrombytes.com/usd/forum/post/axon-30-alpha-1-released#comment...\nIF this is an April Fool's joke, I'll happily delete this post or at least edit it to be more positive. Of course, the move to a different forum will make anything voiced here become squelched. Nice. Pretty much adds salt in the wound by making this change on April Fool's Day. If there was any question... not happy and feeling rather disrespected. Really unsure about how/what to tell my partner who reluctantly got behind me on this purchase when we didn't have the money, let me invest extra in what I was told was a superior company and product. Don't get me wrong. The product is great. Waiting for the other shoe to drop now on discontinuing said support of it, because that's sure to follow, RSN. You know, that old "end of life" crap. I guess I'll just stuff it and not say anything for as long as I can muster. Thanks for putting me in this position. Of course, it was my decision to be gullible, so I guess it's all my fault.\nBloody frakkin' Bites, this does.\nCONCLUSION do not trust anyone when buying proprietary 3D printers rather build your own\ntoday very easy The Prusa I3 is a good start...