The premise of the piece is that 3D Systems, Stratasys or Amazon (!) should acquire MakerBot. Wait, let's correct that, one of these mega-corps should have ALREADY acquired little MakerBot. The author is surprised this hasn't happened.
We're not surprised at all. Let's have a look at each of these proposed acquirers.
First, 3D Systems. Why would they need to take over MakerBot when they already have several successful lines of personal 3D printers? They also have patents on multiple 3D printing processes, each of which could be used to create a revolutionary personal device.
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