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Garmin's never done this & looks to be following the same model for their upcoming phones.

I believe the days of cheap, subscription-less GPS are nearing an end.]]>Jul 10th 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/
Wasn't the reason behind declassifying the use of GPS satellites to give the people free use of a far-less accurate (as compared to the military's use) but still usable guidance platform?

It seems to me that this will create a surge in open-source GPS hardware and take sales away from Nokia and other fee-based receivers. Not that I'm complaining, GPS is kinda easy to work with and I don't like recurring expenses. =]
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Consumer electronics companies are figuring out that the key to longevity at this stage in our economic development is the sale of subscription-based services, not commodities. This trend isn't going away, but maybe it's not such a bad thing either.]]>Jul 10th 2008 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/Jul 10th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/Jul 10th 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/Jul 10th 2008 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/
http://gnuite.com/nokia770/maemo-mapper/]]>Jul 14th 2008 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/Jul 10th 2008 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/nokia-wraps-up-acquisition-of-navteq/Jul 10th 2008 5:11PM