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News: Au Revoir - Sony abandons the European GPS market

pocketgpsworld.com ViaMichelin aren't the only big name GPS manufacturer to feel the pinch of competition and hang up their GPS boots. Sony have now confirmed their intention to abandon the European GPS market in 2008 and discontinue their existing offerings.

Sony's presence was always questionable. They entered with the NV-50, a lacklustre model that was poor in comparison with it's competitors and hampered by a GPS chip-set that was outdated in comparison with SiRFIII. Even their recently released units offered little other than a brand name to persuade buyers.

Although Sony deny they are discontinuing GPS business they have confirmed they will not be introducing new models in Europe and will be discontinuing existing product this year which amounts to the same thing. The US will however continue to be a market for their U-Nav range although it is receiving less than inspiring user reviews.

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Posted on Monday, April 21 @ 11:37:38 UTC by darren griffin

 
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