i am so glad i never updated my maxsys after august. The system was stable and most of the stuff still worked. I could load older versions if i wanted. I feel for you techs that trusted autel and went with the updates. I still like my tool I just don't know if I would like it the way things are now. I wonder if ede65 is watching and laughing his a** off. He saw all of this coming months ago. My advice is if you have older system and software don't update. Live with what the tool has and move on when its time to upgrade. If you have the new system I hope autel takes this seriously and fixes the problems. What happens when nobody buys updates because of the problems. Outdated tool?

   Was  wondering if  there was a possibility the Vehicle make software from your old  Maxidas ( Windows CE) had a remote chance of working on your newer MaxiSys? (Android ) It would be great if it did .LOL
  Have a feeling if the company were to be dissolved and be disbanded some of it's Brilliant out of work engineers will offer One Final Black Market Last Hurrah update for all those waiting for good reason to update. Final updates, 10  Terra bytes of un-watered down  black market unadulterated  OE software ,Pico USB  scope software that works onaMP408 ,guided diagnostics ,all makes  J2534 programming files, and the tools will possess legendary capabilities for years to come.LOL

 2. 2005WK-Grand Cherokee

    Hi Busaman, we received three datalogs for the following vehicles:

 i don't just imagine this i have many other tools to support the fact that functions are disappearing faster than the polar ice cap you may think we dont notice but i do and am not afraid to tell you  for god sake my 5 year old ds708 with no updates for 3 years out performs the ds908 

      I guess my old DS 708 that expired in August 2014 is worth holding onto,  and sure glad I made a Back up CF card before my update period expired too.I was once  hoping to at sell it and get $600 for it to offset purchase of a Maxi Sys but won't be for selling anytime soon .
   I try to be an Optimist, but  hearing  negativity about software problems and lack of timely support to be able to solve a problem before an Irate technician has to release a car back to a customer to take elsewhere or use an older tool to do the job is not good.
  Finally having  support a couple days later confirming data logs received and saying, "You can try this if you still have car",  is basically just Damage Control for Autel  taking an unnecessary  hit for not Beta testing stuff enough beforehand, and not taking corrective support action at the right time it is needed. A day late and a dollar short"Should have tried it this way", "could have tried entering the car in  manual mode", or "have a  try with next model  year  or the model year earlier software. "Format the card and re download the latest system software, and then all the vehicle makes. "
    To prevent a heart attack or stroke at work, should the doctor tell us to spend the extra 3 grand on another brand scanner (only with maybe half the OE level functions that Autel claims to offer) but it is Beta tested it works 95% of the time you need it . You expect it to be sh@tty coverage, so you don't get as stressed out as the one with 50% more listed OE functions that may or may not work on 20% (that's 1 out of of 5 cars that could stress you  and cause a stroke or heart attack sooner than later.
   Sending  in datalogs anymore?  Does Autel bother to revisit any older  datalog problems confirmed as legitimate problems with  an earlier software version and show us any legitimate fixes with a Beta tester using the  next version software? Haven't seen the videos out yet about any improvements and fixes to software resulting from datalogs sent in.
  Wouldn't surprise me with all the global outsourcing and palm greasing these days that Autel is already in bed with some OE companys and other aftermarket scanner companies making component  parts and boards for their scanners , and for getting the hardware business it  agreed to gradually par down the software capability so the competition can still be competition.