Louis Rossmann has noted that tech products that access the internet are increasingly being turned into subscription based markets
This, but another problem is when they decide to stop supporting them and taking their servers offline, now the products are no longer functional. Think of something like a 3D printer, even if it is a free service, once their service goes offline and the 3D printer stops working, you effectively lose your product.
It looks like the new Bambu Connect service has a 1 year certificate, after that it has to be renewed, if their service goes offline, or you decide to block Internet to the device, it effectively becomes a brick.
Yes. I had been strongly considering an X1 Carbon, but am happy to have been forewarned by you to be sad about their lame business practices instead.