The open-cage printer will work using "fused filament fabrication" with 1.75mm filament, and will also feature 100 micron layer resolution (0.1 millimeter), rigid aluminum construction, an open-source software tool chain and optional heated build platform.

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Facebook-like Kaixin001, mobile advertising platform Domob Ads, and Chinese wonton restaurant chain operator YPX Food.

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For example, what does an extended supply chain look like over time when people are tied together in a social platform?

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Not only is it in the interest of Microsoft to promote the platform, but also for the carriers who are looking to increase competition in their supply chain and gradually decrease the impact of smartphone subsidies.

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Earlier in the funding chain, US-based Kickstarter, the world's largest crowd-funding platform for creative projects, has just launched in London.

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Amazon could build on this platform, and -who knows- maybe they will catch up to Apple as they gain more supply chain scale and expertise.

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