Discussion of May 2023 Update

They’re certainly making ample room for xtool to eat their lunch.

If I were in charge at Glowforge I’d be looking at the P2 with significant concern. Glowforge has almost no moat, certainly not a thousands-of-dollars-per-machine moat, IMO.

For anyone who hasn’t seen it:
https://www.xtool.com/products/xtool-p2-versatile-and-smart-desktop-55w-co2-laser-cutter

Cheaper and more power with greater material height range and rotary options… It’s like they did a laundry list of all the things we’ve been asking for from Glowforge and ran with it.

This was impossible to foresee.

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