Just like the LaserWriter killed the cheap-print industry, the iPhone is doing the same for those hand-held GPS boxes. Garmin is undoubtedly pissed, and has tried to include non-GPS functionality in their boxes. But who needs an alarm clock or a picture viewer in their GPS device?
From the CNN on-line article: "In the end, just like I don't want my music to come from my TomTom, I'm not ready just yet to rely on my iPhone for directions. And when it comes to getting from point A to point B, nobody does it better than the Garmins and TomToms of the world. But they shouldn't break out the champagne just yet: Navigation on the iPhone and other cellphones will keep improving. Adding GPS functions to a phone makes a lot more sense than trying to pack a GPS device with all the features we're accustomed to having on our cell phone. No surprise, then, that Garmin is developing a cellphone with GPS navigation. Called the nuvifone, it's due out next year."
Rico says it still sounds like desperation to him. Garmin needs to read up on the demise of companies like Gestetner...
09 August 2008
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