Ever since January 1, and this years' (2018) CES show, the amount of negative speculation about Autel has been both amazing and disappointing to me. People (on the forum) who have been satisfied Autel owners, and who have praised Autel, suddenly found it easier to be impatient and negative as Autel has constantly assured everyone (via personal messages) that they are here to stay. A few (speculative) forum members expressed that Autel's behavior was/is similar to that of a company who is going out of business. In fact, that couldn't be more wrong. A company who is going out of business drops out of sight. They don't communicate with past customers, and they don't showcase a new product for future customers. They don't bother sending ALL their employees to the extremely expensive CES show, and they don't spend money by going to CES so that they can lie to future customers about a product they don't really intend to produce!. Unfortunately, we see similar pessimism in many areas of our modern society in which we have become accustomed to expect 'instant gratification'. I'm sure that, if Autel kept selling XSP drones (until the day the EVO is available), then there would be many people who would be angry because they were sold an XSP while they could have purchased a much more capable product - if the manufacture would have been more open about the new product. But, in fact, Autel has been VERY open, very honest, and has accurately given us good reasons to wait as their new product reaches the market. Also, marketing today, (especially for such a highly coveted product), is more complicated that the average person understands. They are dealing with an International market. I know of two people in Indonesia, who are presently DJI owners, who can hardly wait to put their hands on a new Autel aircraft. Both people say the same thing: "We don't want an XSP because we already have Phantoms, and they are very similar. Instead, we want something (from either DJI or Autel) that is significantly better than anything else they can get now (for the same price)." In fact, they know that I will probably see the EVO before they do and they are both prepared to have me purchase their aircraft here in the U.S. for them.
Nearly all of us share the same interest and passion in droning. But, it has been disappointing to see just how many people are ready to throw in the towel because they haven't received instant gratification.
I have an idea: How about putting the same amount of time and energy into supporting and looking forward to the new EVO, rather than putting time and energy into looking for reasons to get on a forum and pronounce a company 'doomed?'