# Someone copied the form1 design and the software ui **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [April 5, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/someone-copied-the-form1-design-and-the-software-ui/1048 "2014-04-05T18:02:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![id647980948](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@id647980948](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/id647980948)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/someone-copied-the-form1-design-and-the-software-ui/1048/1 "2014-04-05T18:02:46Z")
Shameless copy. Even down to the software interface. But a DLP instead of SLA. [http://makex.com/](http://makex.com/) “Made” in China of course. ---
**Author:** ![ScottJanousek](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.formlabs.com/scottjanousek/32/2582_2.png) [@ScottJanousek](https://forum.formlabs.com/u/ScottJanousek)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.formlabs.com/t/someone-copied-the-form1-design-and-the-software-ui/1048/2 "2014-04-05T19:57:25Z")
1. Goes without saying, competitors only verify the market. 🙂 At this stage, I would say these folks are more of a threat to the B9 than the Form … but I’m sure these folks will be on Form’s radar once they read this, if they haven’t already picked up on it. 2. There is more to making a successful platform a success than a slick marketing website. So many questions … Are they shipping today? Has anyone tried calling? Do they answer the phone? Can you download their software today? Will they be around in 1 year? They have a long road ahead of them, so choose wisely. 3. Silver lining … at least Formlabs doesn’t have to go closed source. MakerBot lost a ton of clout when they did that a few years back … and I believe part of that was due to the kickstarter clone that tried to undercut them. In retrospect, that move probably made MakerBot a prime acquisition target, even if it did alienate some of its original customer base. -sj