Do you think you could extend this? This isn't my forte but my daughter uses this and it's only improved for Silhouette: https://github.com/fablabnbg/inkscape-silhouette

Yep, I'm really happy when this kind of model dies. Even if it means that it's more difficult to innovate, or to launch something new. We will survive.

In the past I've been really impressed by Brother products so I'm surprised to hear about their subscription model.

What benefits (if any) does the subscription offer?

I wonder if we might actually see an uptick in sales for hardware that has bad/abusive software out of the box... I hadn't really considered getting an embroidery machine, but now the idea actually seems sort of intriguing, esp. if it isn't locked to some terrible subscription. I doubt the manufacturers will connect the dots, but maybe if they ask Claude why sales are up...