g
KlooGee Posted at 1-4 11:29
I personally believe the issue of which drones the SC and RCP connect to is really only limited to the software engineering resources DJI is willing to put towards them. The SC is getting aged in terms of its hardware and I wouldn't be surprised if the electronics they need to make them are no longer available due to the global chip shortage. So rather than putting engineering resources to a product that is virtually dead, they are putting all of those resources towards the RCP.
Although the RCP currently is only limited to connecting to a single drone right now (either M3 or Air2s depending upon how you purchased it), I imagine that is just a short term thing and will be rectified over time.
I believe the choice of drones that the SC and RCP connect to primarily depends on the software engineering resources allocated by DJI. The SC is becoming outdated in terms of hardware, and it's possible that the required electronics are scarce due to the global chip shortage. Instead of investing resources in a product that's nearing the end of its life, DJI appears to be directing these efforts toward the RCP.
I find DJI's decision to abandon the DJI Go 4 application for its newer drones, like the premium Mavic edition, perplexing. This decision comes with a significant price increase, even though the hardware of these new drones doesn't seem commensurate with their software capabilities.
While DJI made improvements to the Fly app, it still doesn't surpass the performance of the Go 4 app for earlier-generation drones. It seems counterproductive to release a drone exclusively compatible with new software, which admittedly has its shortcomings compared to the older, more tested application. This pattern of transitioning to new software right before the end of a drone generation, only to potentially introduce a new, bug-prone application for the next generation, doesn't align with the expectations of drone enthusiasts.
Although we shouldn't let software go to waste, suggesting that earlier-generation drones will outperform upcoming generations could leave enthusiasts feeling like they are part of an earlier, first-mover user base. This could hinder their ability to fully utilize superior hardware technology, turning them into unintentional beta testers for different software versions |