Skydio CEO says trouble ahead for businesses relying on DJI drones… is he right?

General Drone Discussion
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Peyton said:
@Joss
You mean “slave labor,” right?

Not always; some countries just have lower costs. Doesn’t mean they all use slave labor.

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Skydio’s just playing dirty because they can’t keep up. They’re paying off politicians instead of competing with better tech.

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I’d rather quit flying than buy a Skydio drone. No thanks.

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All this drama about Skydio’s lobbying is making me not want to touch their products. Why not just make better and cheaper drones?

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If anyone at Skydio is reading this, just know you’ve lost my business with all your dirty tactics. You won’t miss me, but I won’t miss you either.

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Molly12 said:
If anyone at Skydio is reading this, just know you’ve lost my business with all your dirty tactics. You won’t miss me, but I won’t miss you either.

Lol, tell them!

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Adam Bry and Skydio, you can forget my money. Never buying your stuff.

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Yeah, sure, I totally believe you :roll_eyes:

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Wait, Skydio sells drones?

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Shan said:
Wait, Skydio sells drones?

If you can call them that…

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Skydio is terrible.

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We tried one of Skydio’s drones, and it’s easily a decade behind anything DJI makes.

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Skydio’s just wasting money, Congress will ban whatever Chinese stuff they feel like anyway.

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This article can’t even get the guy’s name right…

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The US wants to ban DJI to force us to buy American drones. It’s just like TikTok and Chinese cars.

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Joss said:
The US wants to ban DJI to force us to buy American drones. It’s just like TikTok and Chinese cars.

Problem is, there aren’t any American-made consumer drones. No one’s even trying because government contracts are where the money’s at.

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@Wei
China’s definitely using tech to spy, but we’re all using iPhones. So what’s the difference?

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Linden said:
@Wei
China’s definitely using tech to spy, but we’re all using iPhones. So what’s the difference?

What can a consumer drone really gather that’s of any military value? Most of the fears seem exaggerated.

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@Wei
Why would Skydio care about removing consumer drones? Makes no sense.

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Vance said:
@Wei
Why would Skydio care about removing consumer drones? Makes no sense.

They don’t care about the small stuff, but high-end DJI drones are direct competitors, so that’s their focus.