"Mr.T" <MrT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> "Just JT" <Johnnythor@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:481696e1$0$28593$9a6e19ea@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> >> $250 is pretty reasonable for a navigation device IMO.
>> >
>> > Agreed, it's the cost of the mapping that is still FAR too high. Just
> try
>> > and price a map upgrade for that $250 GPS, and you will throw it away
> and
>> > buy a new one!
>> >
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Then buy a NEW ONE!!!
>
>
> Of course, but I wonder how many Melways/UBD's they would sell each year
> if
> they charged $250 for a new one?
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Why buy a paper street directory when you can print directions from
http://whereis.com
**FREE OF CHARGE***?
>
> Isn't that what the OP was asking, why sales are not higher? The answer,
> as
> is often the case, is simple greed IMO.
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How about: TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES? A lot of people have very tight financial
situations at the moment. A Sat-nav device is the last on their list.
> They could sell large numbers of reasonably priced map upgrades every
year
> if they wanted to, or no map upgrades at rip off prices.
> (obviously they get a lot less from the GPS manufacturers for each new
> device sold)
> Maybe one day some manufacturer will choose the former. Possibly one has
> that I haven't heard about?
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Sat-nav vendors need to make money, too. Do you know how much the markup
is
for each device?
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