Garmin could never stand that someone had developed a superior GPS/FMS to anything they had on the shelf.  In a situation like that, the only thing to do is buy the company and kill the product.  That leaves the 530 the best on the market--mediocre that it is.

Chuck Jensen


-----Original Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of
John Schroeder
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 3:50 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Fwd: [gns480-users] Garmin - 2008 Pricing and Programs -
GNS 480 & TSO 129 Annunciators Discontinued


I wonder how many spare parts are really going to be available, and are the promised software updates going to be released?   ;-((

John

------- Forwarded message -------
From: "Richard Clark" <rocpilot@msn.com>
To: gns480-users@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [gns480-users] Garmin - 2008 Pricing and Programs - GNS 480 & TSO 129 Annunciators Discontinued
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:41:06 -0500

To all on the 480 users groop:

This is from a friend of mine.  Sad to report that Garmin has announced that they are discontinuing the GNS-480.  We all knew in our hearts that this day was coming regardless of what reassurances the Garmin people were saying.

I still love my 480.

Rich Clark


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