Not to belittle DJI and the M2ED or M2E; I consistently perfer the DJI & 3rd Party Apps! The limitations should hopefully be modified in future SW/FW to provide similar functionality with competition... unless reserved for future model. As example, the main competitor to M2E/M2ED is the EVO 2 Dual, which has ability to swap & use the 6 or 8K standard RGB cameras, and looks like a RTK module is out, but not in USA... yet. If you’ve looked at the EVO2 camera swap, it’s essentially the same as M2 gimbals except for an added retainer plate on top of ribbon micro connector (Needed?) Again, SW limitation not physical Cameras. If Autel added a mechanical camera model for the EVO2, one platform could perform multiple roles: Hi Res 640 thermal, RGB cinematography, RTK Accurate mapping & modeling, Inspections, etc... impressive in sm platform. Like the Matrice, they may use the RTK for stability in magnetic areas too. Their major negative is lacking SW 3rd party App flexibility, that they are working to resolve by making their SDK more available than previously with EVO1.
I would really like to see the M2ED offer a Boson 640 IR camera option... that may be a no-go, it’d take market from Matrice platform.
DJI has the advantage of a dedicated strong User alliance, but that’s normally because they leap-frog competition with new models or current model FW enhancements and Owners wait to see new offerings over Brand jumps. But as competition improves, that may entice & sway.
The M2E/M2ED is great sm platform, but it has a lot more potential.