Garmin stock down - Google now a GPS player

ps56k

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Oct 28, 2009, 1:15:55 PM10/28/09

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we're dead as an investment -
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/10/26/daily64.html?ana=yfcpc

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ps56k

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Oct 28, 2009, 4:35:05 PM10/28/09

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try this article -
and look at the screen shot -
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/29/technology/companies/29gps.html?partner=yahoofinance

wonder if the PND market is really dead with the Revenge of the Droids

Sam

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Oct 29, 2009, 1:25:20 AM10/29/09

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"ps56k" <pschuman_...@interserv.com> wrote in message
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: we're dead as an investment -
:
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/10/26/daily64.html?ana=yfcpc

I felt that a few years ago with Garmin's lousy customer support. It
used to be spot on, not any more. No doubt, Garmin changed their
internal policies because they knew they would be losing market share.

Bert Hyman

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Oct 29, 2009, 8:38:28 AM10/29/09

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In news:hc9u8b$u4h$1...@news.eternal-september.org "ps56k"
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> we're dead as an investment -
> http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/10/26/daily64.html?
> ana=yfcpc

I'm assuming that the only way to get navigation services from a
cellphone provider is through a premium data service.

I'm not about to pay $100/month to use a GPS device that only works in
my provider's 3G coverage area.

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Rod Speed

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Oct 29, 2009, 2:25:49 PM10/29/09

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Unlikely to be dead, particularly as the cost of the data
when doing it on a phone isnt that cheap for quite a few.

It may well cripple Garmin and TomTom's markets tho.

Corse the other consideration is just how good the various user interfaces are too.

ps56k

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Nov 4, 2009, 8:53:13 PM11/4/09

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> we're dead as an investment -
> http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/10/26/daily64.html?ana=yfcpc
>

even more downward sliding....
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=grmn

Sam

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Nov 5, 2009, 11:07:30 PM11/5/09

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: even more downward sliding....
: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=grmn

Gee, I wonder if they're once stellar customer service turned shitty
has anything to do with it?

Wayne Lauritzen

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Nov 15, 2009, 5:51:35 PM11/15/09

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On Nov 5, 10:07 pm, "Sam" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> "ps56k" <pschuman_no_spam...@interserv.com> wrote in message

More likely, it is their poor management. They are certainly strong
technically, but what else can explain things like having 60 (that's
right, SIXTY) different models of their Nuvi? See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Garmin_products .