Drone OEM pushing new technology on 6 - 12 months basis is a good thing for us consumers, we get better toys. Sure we get to become beta testers, but that is a risk we can take or avoid. OEM need $$ to keep making newer models, some of us need newer-greatest toys upgrade all the time, so its a matter of demand and supply.
The only sad part of the whole technology progress is :
The smarter the drone is designed to do, the "less-capable" the operator is expected to be. This is the sad part.
When understanding the basic of how to fly a drone/craft is replaced by credit card, it takes away the really needed learning curve and most important basic logic & discipline.
As with any hobby, it means one is to waste money in return of pleasure, its a fair deal.
What we do not want is people getting hurt by drone dangerous propellers or any major accident occuring due to morons operating drones/craft where they shouldn't be.
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