I have no problem (now) with how DJI is handling these Chinese knock-off batteries. They are dangerous and shouldn't be allowed in the country in my opinion. I have witnessed 1st hand and have posted here about the knockoff battery issues. I won't buy another.
If you have a couple of knockoffs then just get Litchi or Ultimate Flight and fly them while you can. They won't last anyway. Be mad at the Chinese knockoff company and yourself, don't be blaming DJI for actually protecting their products and the public.
I'm sure you're right about that one company in particular - but if you try to take that one experience and generalize it to apply to all aftermarket batteries - you're just plain wrong.
There is plenty of information online about aftermarket batteries - and how many of the manufactures meet the same criteria as the OEM's and some of the manufacturers even produce a product that exceeds the quality of the OEM batteries. If you care to educate yourself, the information is out there for the consumption.
If you prefer however to ignore the professional studies which have torn apart batteries and compared them from many different battery companies and factories - and rely instead on the anecdotal evidence that you've seen with your own eyes - well, that is your prerogative!
If you buy strictly based on price, you'll probably end up with a dud more often than not. But if you take the time to educate yourself, you can (usually) save some money while using a superior product!
A couple of other points to make. When you do end up with a poor quality aftermarket battery - the vast majority of the time, the problem you get is with longevity. They may only last a year while the better after market ones and the OEM ones may last 2 years. They don't all cut power abruptly causing your bird to drop from the sky - and they don't frequently burst into flames like some of the widely publicized worst-case scenarios would have you believe.
Also - DJI batteries are not perfect either. In manufacturing, there is no 100% success rate...so if you think you're guaranteed not to have a problem with OEM batteries, think again.
If it helps you sleep at night to buy all OEM parts - go for it.
But regardless of the battery issue itself - DJI rendered all existing aftermarket batteries useless and worthless without warning and without compensation to their affected customers. If you think that THAT is an okay way for a company to treat their customers - well, I'm sure glad I don't do business with a company that you run!
And I fail to see how doing this makes anyone safer? The only thing it protects are DJI profits. If they were truly interested in safety, they would have tested the aftermarket batteries and only blocked the inferior ones. As for the superior ones, well - if it's truly a safety issue - DJI should have also dropped their own batteries and referred customers to the company making the best ones, right?
All the monopoly does is ensure higher that DJI can continue to overcharge for their accessories.
For consumable products, I for one would like to see a process put in place whereby a third party manufacture can PROVE that their product meets or exceeds the required specifications and then be allowed to sell them. People will still buy OEM's for the most part - as long as they are priced fairly.
Consider this scenario which I would not put past DJI's management team: Suppose that next month, DJI discovers a way to make their own batteries 50% safer. The responsible thing to do would be to make all of their exciting batteries stop working and force people to buy the new, safer batteries. Would you be okay if all of a sudden, your existing batteries stopped working and DJI told you it was because they now have safer, more releasable batteries available for sale? Would you? lol. I think not. But that's exactly what they've done here and you just don't care because it doesn't affect you!
By the way - the aftermarket batteries do not work at all since that last firmware update. I don't know who started the rumor that they still work with Litchi. But they don't work even without using ANY app. I checked it today because I noticed that one of the battery manufacturers was still selling their aftermarket batteries - but with a disclaimer that "NOTE: These batteries DO NOT WORK with DJI GO" but I've tested and they do not work with anything - Litchi, AutoPilot, DJI Go, or no app whatsoever (RC only). If someone knows of a way to make them work in any of those scenarios - please let me know!