> What about the maps used by GPS units? Couldn't they have made a deal with Garmin or Tomtom or someone like that? They have made a deal with Tomtom (teleatla

> What about the maps used by GPS units? Couldn't they have made a deal with Garmin or Tomtom or someone like that? They have made a deal with Tomtom (teleatlas). Concerning Garmin, they don't do maps but use navteq (a subsidiary of nokia). Apple should probably have bought nokia, they would have acquired the best mobile maps technology.