Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:02:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.indian-creek.net ([209.176.40.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1) with ESMTP id 2505762 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:59:27 -0400 Received: from VAIO (sl2.indian-creek.net [209.176.40.82] toucan@78055.com) by mail.indian-creek.net with SMTP (IOA-IPAD 3.80b/96) id BD15B00 for ; Mon, 28 Jul 2003 21:00:30 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001001c35574$fbfcec90$5228b0d1@VAIO> From: "Jim Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Garmin swallows UPS/Apollo? X-Original-Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:58:53 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C3554B.0D67F210" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C3554B.0D67F210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The story breaking in the past day or so about Garmin's planned = purchase of UPS/Apollo reminds me of another story. Some years ago = there was a very nice CADD package on the market called Generic CADD. = It did about everything you would would want from a CADD program at that = time, and was what you would call a full-featured piece of software. = The best part was that for years it sold for the grand total of $99.00. = Yup, ninety-nine bucks! Well, all the rights to Generic CADD were = bought by a company called AutoDesk, the publishers of AutoCADD = software. At that time, an AutoCADD software package sold for prices = ranging all over the place, depending on add-ons, site license = agreements, and so on, but it was generally from $500 to over $2600 a = pop, near as I can recall. Within a short time of being purchased by = AutoDesk -- surprise! -- Generic CADD disappeared. I hope this isn't going to happen with Garmin and UPSAT, but why = else would Garmin buy them out? In my opinion, UPSAT make better = products for less money. My prediction is that within a short time = after the purchase, UPSAT products will quiety fade away, while Garmin's = prices go up some more. Any time a major competitor disappears, it's = the customers' loss. The UPSAT radios are the best I've ever used, and = I was planning to shop for another panel full of 'em at Oshkosh later in = the week (for my new Legacy). Now, I'm not so sure.... Jim Cameron Medina, Texas ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C3554B.0D67F210 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
    The story breaking = in the past=20 day or so about Garmin's planned purchase of UPS/Apollo reminds me of = another=20 story.  Some years ago there was a very nice CADD package on the = market=20 called Generic CADD.  It did about everything you would would want = from a=20 CADD program at that time, and was what you would call a full-featured = piece of=20 software.  The best part was that for years it sold for the grand = total of=20 $99.00.  Yup, ninety-nine bucks!  Well, all the rights to = Generic CADD=20 were bought by a company called AutoDesk, the publishers of AutoCADD=20 software.  At that time, an AutoCADD software package sold for = prices=20 ranging all over the place, depending on add-ons, site license = agreements, and=20 so on, but it was generally from $500 to over $2600 a pop, near as = I can=20 recall.  Within a short time of being purchased by AutoDesk=20 -- surprise! -- Generic CADD disappeared.
 
    I hope this isn't = going to=20 happen with Garmin and UPSAT, but why else would Garmin buy them = out?  In=20 my opinion, UPSAT make better products for less money.  My = prediction is=20 that within a short time after the purchase, UPSAT products will quiety = fade=20 away, while Garmin's prices go up some more.  Any time a major = competitor=20 disappears, it's the customers' loss.  The UPSAT radios are = the best=20 I've ever used, and I was planning to shop for another panel full of 'em = at=20 Oshkosh later in the week (for my new Legacy).  Now, I'm not so=20 sure....
 
Jim Cameron
Medina, Texas
 
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