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Old April 5th 07, 06:47 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Mxsmanic wrote:
Aluckyguess writes:

Jeppeson sure has a nice little monopoly going. $760.00 to get the updates
for my mx 20 and Apollo 60 GPS.
Dang.


And the margins are probably around 99.9999%, since generating an update
probably requires no more than pressing a button.


Not really. Creating the distribution media is pushing the button. But
acquiring the data from the appropriate CAA (civil aeronautical
agency), verifying & validating it, then ensuring it's in a format
suitable for distribution for the corresponding hardware/software...

That's what you're really paying for.

Of course I'm not a happy camper either, when I need to update the
GPS. But at least I understand the process involved.