If you design and manufacture the replacement Solo from scratch, the r&d + manufacture+ support+ marketing+ distribution may cost $1000 unit cost.
But to duplicate one, it wouldn't take more than $300 at today's part costs because you don't waste money on r&d etc. The issues now are IP and tainted name. As for marketing and support, it will follow the current knockoff model.
BTW, if you believe it cost more than $300 to assemble a Solo knockoff, you are out of touch regarding Chinese manufacture capacity. Just take a look at wechat drone or xioami drone, check out their prices. Do they selling it at $1000?
Cheerson CX20 has been very successful in the knockoff market selling at sub $200 is another example. Upgrade the cheerson cx20 FC, GPS add a $50 gimbal, you have a decent AP drone for less than a P3S. Replace the firmware with solo, you get yourself a Solo knockoff .
Folk , just because you paid $1000 for your drone doesn't mean it will take another $1000 to replace one. If you still holding on such outdated thinking, I bet you are still holding on your old pc which you paid few thousand for and it's capacity is less than your current smart phone.
But to duplicate one, it wouldn't take more than $300 at today's part costs because you don't waste money on r&d etc. The issues now are IP and tainted name. As for marketing and support, it will follow the current knockoff model.
BTW, if you believe it cost more than $300 to assemble a Solo knockoff, you are out of touch regarding Chinese manufacture capacity. Just take a look at wechat drone or xioami drone, check out their prices. Do they selling it at $1000?
Cheerson CX20 has been very successful in the knockoff market selling at sub $200 is another example. Upgrade the cheerson cx20 FC, GPS add a $50 gimbal, you have a decent AP drone for less than a P3S. Replace the firmware with solo, you get yourself a Solo knockoff .
Folk , just because you paid $1000 for your drone doesn't mean it will take another $1000 to replace one. If you still holding on such outdated thinking, I bet you are still holding on your old pc which you paid few thousand for and it's capacity is less than your current smart phone.