Garmin acquires Navionics!

  • 1hl&sinker
    On the St.Croix
    Posts: 2501
    October 27, 2017 at 11:01 am #1723577

    Wow! I think it was last year garmin and navionics were trying to hammer out a deal, something similar of when garmin lakemaster did their thing, but it fell through. Well if you got the capital you buy it. Looks like Garmin is here to stay in the inland waters.
    With the ongoing efforts of garmin doing their own mapping and now navionics this is another huge push and great for us all.

    Jamin
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 925
    October 27, 2017 at 11:30 am #1723584

    I’m cool with that as I’m a Garmin (53dv and 64s) and Navionics user. Will be excited to see how (if?) they blend the two.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    October 27, 2017 at 11:33 am #1723586

    I’m not so excited. This might be the end of products compatible with HB and Lowrance.

    Remember Lakemaster?

    1hl&sinker
    On the St.Croix
    Posts: 2501
    October 27, 2017 at 11:54 am #1723591

    I didn’t think about that about that biggill, I take back ” great for all of us”.
    Hopefully Garmin wont go the route of hummingbird

    mark-bruzek
    Two Harbors, MN
    Posts: 3867
    October 27, 2017 at 11:59 am #1723598
    biggill wrote:

    I’m not so excited. This might be the end of products compatible with HB and Lowrance.

    Remember Lakemaster?

    First thing that came to my mind also.

    Jamin
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 925
    October 27, 2017 at 12:02 pm #1723602

    biggill, that’s a solid point. I’m so used to drawing/choosing the short stick, I immediately got excited because for once I picked “BluRay”.

    I guess we’ll have to wait and see how malicious Garmin is.

    buddah6
    Posts: 150
    October 27, 2017 at 12:54 pm #1723631

    It says in the article “we will continue to support Navionics customers” so hopefully they don’t go the way of Humminbird/Lakemaster. Good power move by Garmin

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