I keep wondering..
Mon, 03/10/2008 - 11:26am
 16 years
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Perhaps it's been expounded upon before, but I keep wondering if the GPS device manufacturers would at some point decide to post free map upgrades on their web sites as a means to lure more to purchase their devices vs the competitors device. Surely, they could justify adding a few bucks to the price for this incentive. Also, as the maps continue to evolve beyond the internal storage capcity of hardware, and/or device features improve, folks then decide upon a device upgrade.
Don't Own
The gpsr manufacturers don't own the maps - they pay a license for them. They are not going to give away a ~$20-30 product every time you want to update. It will be interesting to see if TomTom/Tele goes through what happens for map updates.
Think of it this way, you own a dell computer that is 4 years old, are they going to provide you a free upgrade to vista? I think not...
Daniel
Garmin StreetPilot c580 & Nuvi 760 - Member 32160 - Traveling in Kansas
Dreaming
Perhaps it's been expounded upon before, but I keep wondering if the GPS device manufacturers would at some point decide to post free map upgrades on their web sites as a means to lure more to purchase their devices vs the competitors device. Surely, they could justify adding a few bucks to the price for this incentive. Also, as the maps continue to evolve beyond the internal storage capcity of hardware, and/or device features improve, folks then decide upon a device upgrade.
Yes, I'd love to see it occur. And I think we can expect that date to arrive shortly after inkjet printer manufacturers offer free ink-for-life on their printer purchases. Oh well...
Logic Prevails...
The gpsr manufacturers don't own the maps - they pay a license for them. They are not going to give away a ~$20-30 product every time you want to update. It will be interesting to see if TomTom/Tele goes through what happens for map updates.
Think of it this way, you own a dell computer that is 4 years old, are they going to provide you a free upgrade to vista? I think not...
Daniel
Ahhhh,.. makes sense now... completely logical. (I guess my brain was not thinking that angle as I had just recently called Garmin for my 2008 map upggrade, which they did mail to me...)
Randy C530, Nuvi 52