Comments on: Standalone GPS Units Fall To The Mighty Mobile http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/09/09/standalone-gps-units-fall-to-the-mighty-mobile/ Russell Buckley and Carlo Longino on mobile technology. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tony Verow, MD http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/09/09/standalone-gps-units-fall-to-the-mighty-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-123849 Tony Verow, MD Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:04:35 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/?p=2879#comment-123849 Does anybody envision a company like Garmin trying the inevitable and adding phone capability to their GPS units ? Or are the telecoms too entrenched in legal protections to permit this ? Does anybody envision a company like Garmin trying the inevitable and adding phone capability to their GPS units ? Or are the telecoms too entrenched in legal protections to permit this ?

]]> By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Business Observations: September 16, 2008 Edition http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/09/09/standalone-gps-units-fall-to-the-mighty-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-123848 McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Business Observations: September 16, 2008 Edition Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:52:27 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/?p=2879#comment-123848 [...] Standalone GPS Units Fall To The Mighty Mobile [...] [...] Standalone GPS Units Fall To The Mighty Mobile [...]

]]> By: Carlo http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/09/09/standalone-gps-units-fall-to-the-mighty-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-123772 Carlo Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:13:02 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/?p=2879#comment-123772 It means there's a hell of a lot of GPS-enabled devices out there. It also means that the standalone GPS market is going be tough going forward, since as Russell said a while back, mobile GPS apps will provide good enough solutions for most people. It means there’s a hell of a lot of GPS-enabled devices out there. It also means that the standalone GPS market is going be tough going forward, since as Russell said a while back, mobile GPS apps will provide good enough solutions for most people.

]]> By: Steven Hoober http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/09/09/standalone-gps-units-fall-to-the-mighty-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-123771 Steven Hoober Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:09:59 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/?p=2879#comment-123771 What about use of embedded GPS? All the info I have seen indicates sorta poor use rates, and very high churn off the (large percentage) of them that require a subscription to use. No, really. I know what I think about this, but what do you think it means? What about use of embedded GPS? All the info I have seen indicates sorta poor use rates, and very high churn off the (large percentage) of them that require a subscription to use.

No, really. I know what I think about this, but what do you think it means?

]]> By: GPS penetration of mobiles reaching a tipping point? | The Equity Kicker http://mobhappy.com/blog1/2008/09/09/standalone-gps-units-fall-to-the-mighty-mobile/comment-page-1/#comment-123763 GPS penetration of mobiles reaching a tipping point? | The Equity Kicker Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:22:51 +0000 http://mobhappy.com/blog1/?p=2879#comment-123763 [...] Mobhappy: First it was digital cameras, then watches, then as Russell predicted in April, GPS-enabled mobile [...] [...] Mobhappy: First it was digital cameras, then watches, then as Russell predicted in April, GPS-enabled mobile [...]

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