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The web has shown us that people don't want to download an app for everything.

• jacquesm 9y ago
  It's more complicated than that. The web is being run by companies that would rather sell you a service than a one time install. Hence the feeling that in 9 out of 10 of those cases the only reason the product only works 'online' is to serve its creators, there is no added value for you the consumer. I've got a 5 year old 'TomTom', a simple and dedicated navigation device. It beats the pants of all the connected versions out there because it simply always works. I didn't download anything for it, you just switch it on, it takes about 30 seconds to find its bearings (longer in urban canyons) and then you tell it where to go, with pretty much all of Europe covered. User interface is a dream compared to mobile phones and most other in-car navigation systems. Turn-by-turn voice navigation works and works well. No online service even comes close for that application. So, whatever the web has shown is that people don't want, at least speaking for myself you can keep your services and give me that download.