Cricut Wants Users to Pay for Unlimited Use of Cutting Machines They Already Own
I bought a Cricut Maker just a week ago to see if I can save on buying a full-on laser cutter for some thin acrylic sheets. The machine and software are incredibly locked down. Can’t use anything to work with the Cricut other than the jank desktop app it forces you to use. You have to be a bit creative with custom cuts by uploading an image to the design software and having it threshold the image to identify cut lines. It’s workable but seriously it’s just a toy for scrapbooking.<p>It’s not surprising though. The machine is probably sold at breakeven like printers [0]. It’s a shame. The machine is decently built and can do a lot more.<p>[0]: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/why-all-printers-suck-even-the-best-ones/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/why-all-printers-suc...</a>