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Darren
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 Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject: Panasonic Exit European GPS Market |
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 Panasonic are the latest manufacturer to announce their withdrawal from the European GPS market.
Citing low margins and the poor economic climate, Panasonic have announced they will cease GPS navigation device sales in Europe shortly allowing them to concentrate on their core products.
Given the lacklustre performance of their Strada device this news comes as little surprise. Many of the big names in electronics jumped on the GPS bandwagon with little experience of what was desired by the consumer and relied on their brand name to drive sales. Panasonic's devices had a nice quality feel to them but the Navigon software they chose was poorly implemented and the device struggled to keep up much of the time. Sony was another major brand who dipped their toes in the European market then made for the hills shortly after.
The drive for ever lower prices, cut-throat margins and too many products was already having an effect before the economic freefall. ViaMichelin pulled out of GPS and and MyGuide, a promising GPS manufacturers is now no more. One thing is for certain, Panasonic will not be the last.
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Deepfour
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| Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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What's this.....!!!!!
A manufacturer who I didnt work for pulling out of the market............A first!!
Oh well....let me know who you want to leave next and I will see if I can get a job there.......
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Dare i ask where your working now or is that tempting fate!!
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| Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| Deepfour wrote: |
Oh well....let me know who you want to leave next and I will see if I can get a job there.......
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Tom Tom?
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Deepfour
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C'mon I have standards don't you know....even I wouldn't work there!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| Deepfour wrote: | C'mon I have standards don't you know....even I wouldn't work there!
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Now Now Mr Derricot play fair... |
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