On 22 Gen, 23:34, Burnie M wrote:
On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:16:21 -0800 (PST), "Ed M."
wrote:



"Analysts concluded last year after Google's foray into navigation
that it was unlikely TomTom, Garmin and Nokia would ever recoup their
big recent investments in navigation technology."

Garmin seems well positioned

Why?
Garmin sells navigation systems that are now free from Google and
Nokia
(ok, they are not the same: Google and Nokia are on the smartphone
business, not really "navigators")

Tomtom and Nokia are the ones that spent billions on purchasing
mapping companies

But Nokia is going to use them and giving them for free to gain market
share in (smart)phone selling
while tomtom can only loose market share in the navigation market: if
you buy a smartphone with free navigation, are going to buy a TomTom
nav?