Incident
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Hi All,
First post here...so a bit about me. Never owned a drone yet, but I have almost ordered the Phantom 3, then waited and almost ordered the Phanton 4...then saw the Karma...and wow...the Mavic!! Placed my order the day after the announcement, hoping for a shipment on the 15th of October...then nothing. Then I cancelled my order (something about owing my CC company $1299 before any shipping notice just didn't sit well with me). Still planning to get a Mavic, but the waiting game just sucks.
Anyway, there has been so much discussion about the delays, and then the apology yesterday from DJI about too many orders, production line issues, etc., etc. All sound feasible, some more likely that others, but I wonder if the real reason for the delay has more to do with software issues that any production issues.
Starting to see more and more talk about crashes and odd behavior from the Mavic. So why do I suppose the software is the root of the delay issues?
It will cost DJI a ton more money fixing a bunch of broken Mavics, or replacing broken Mavics if they release a flawed product than it will cost them to simply sit on inventory until the software catches up. They have our (your) money already, so the cash is there. I would guess DJI is sitting on piles of Mavics that need software updates, but that software is simply not clean yet. Once they can release a fairly more reliable software build that will reduce the number of fatal crashes, the flood gates will likely open, but until that time it seems like the downside of product shipment delays are easier to explain away than the downside of 1000's upon 1000's of crashed Mavics due to faulty software.
Hoping to see the Mavic sooner than later, but also want a reliable product that delivers on the vision that DJI has for the Mavic.
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