Just a thought to all you guys wanting the "latest all singing/dancing gismo's on saws" the problem as I see it is the same as with Auto's if you have a problem it needs expensive diagnostic kit to even suss the fault more than likely beyond the means of most Joe Public so = visit to dealer = extra down time = not good for a trying to make money company a saw that can be fixed on site is a cash saver compared to a have to take it in to the dealer syndrome The march of progress is not a one size fits all;
I mostly agree.
With Stihl the Mtronic saws don't seem to require firmware updates every other day[emoji6] like the Husqvarna saws, so that's is a plus. In fact I don't remember hearing about Mtronic for updates at all, in which case the diagnostic tool really isn't needed for diagnosis. These are still simple machines when it comes down to it.
That said Husqvarna and Stihl are trying to do what the automotive industry is doing in forcing customers to rely on dealerships. I don't think this is going to work, wrong demographic. All that really should be required is a downloadable app and some way to interface with the system, for updates and diagnostics if needed. Both manufacturers should be ashamed of themselves for not having done this from the get-go. [emoji58]
Stihl looks to be moving in the right direction for the most part. My gut is telling me Husqvarna may never recover in the pro saw market IMHO. They're just so far behind now it's sad really.[emoji17] Time will tell.