Might be of interest.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/disruptions-3-d-printing-is-on-the-fast-track/?smid=tw-share
“The price of 3-D printers has also dropped sharply over the last two years, with machines that once cost $20,000, now at $1,000 or less. That’s partly because Chinese companies are driving down prices.”
What?
They don’t want to give legitimacy to the work that real people are doing. Instead they want to equate it to overseas labor.
I figured it was just lazy journalism. It’s the NYT after all.