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And that's great for guys like you and, going forward, for Gamin. But it does very little to help them capture share in today's market because the penetration of the newer boxes is not that great yet.Owning a 650, the logic flows the same and whether looking at the GTN or GP, I know immediately which way to get there. I'm sure that is what is driving their design.
If they were already dominant in the tablet flight planner market the new-box UI would definitely be the way to go. But my point is that they are playing catch-up and have chosen to not take advantage of their installed base by not giving the base something that looks at least a little bit like what the base is familiar with.
The problem may be nothing more than marketing myopia. Maybe they are so used to being the tall dog that they can't get their heads around underdog strategy. It would be interesting to be a mouse in the corner at the GM's review with the marketing staff.