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"Fast forward to mid-2012 and yesterday’s demonstration of new mapping and navigation capabilities on Apple’s iOS 6. Garmin isn’t a nonparticipant in the smartp
by SlipperySlope 14y ago
"Fast forward to mid-2012 and yesterday’s demonstration of new mapping and navigation capabilities on Apple’s iOS 6. Garmin isn’t a nonparticipant in the smartphone ecosystem: It builds many iPhone and Android apps for navigation, boating, aviation and outdoor sports.
And, indeed, half of Garmin’s business is in those nonautomotive areas. But it’s about to get killed in the half that everyone pays attention to: Automotive navigation. "
Convergence works when there is a dominant physical device that is good enough to supplant purpose-built specialized devices.
- samstave 14y agoTrue, but in this day and age - if you are running a tech company and you are not paranoid as hell about Apple/Google/Facebook farking you over - then you're unfit to run a tech company. Now more than ever should everyone be worried about the famous question: "So whats to stop [Apple/Google/Facebook] from doing this?" You need to take the OMGPOP route: build something very well and very successful that the Zyngas cant just steal it - they HAVE to buy you. (Lets just hope the post acquisition health of the acquiring company is far better than Zynga's :)