You must admit this is all guess work, right? Did Hikvision inform you of their NA Sales numbers? Without direct knowledge of Sales numbers (which you do not have) this is an attempt to misrepresent what has been an outstanding year actually as Hikvision has released many new and innovative products and accepted several industry awards. Hikvision is well on the way to year 1,2,3,4,5,6 #7 in a row leading the Industry, is that not correct?
This is nothing more than an end of year offering from a company that has the same issues as every other manufacturer in this space offering IP Cameras.Glorifying and lambasting over 'possible short-lived engineering oversights' certainly does not constitute 'losing its discipline' mentality as being portrayed here.
As a dealer in good standing, we look forward to a very prosperous 2018.