Garmin buys UPS AT...

"Craig Davidson" wrote:
Garmin buys a company of 150 people and you think they have dominated an
entire industry?

Industry? No. But the field of GA GPS? Absolutely. When it comes to
GPS receivers for general aviation, Garmin and UPS are not just #1 and
#2, there really isn't a #3. King, Lowrance, and Northstar are all
pretty much non-players at this point. Collins makes great hardware,
but not for the GA market.

This is the kind of merger the FTC would normally disallow on anti-trust
grounds. Imagine Coke buying Pepsi. On the other hand, the market is
so small, I doubt the FTC cares much.

"Roy Smith" wrote:
Garmin buys a company of 150 people and you think they have dominated an
entire industry?

Industry? No. But the field of GA GPS? Absolutely. When it comes to
GPS receivers for general aviation, Garmin and UPS are not just #1 and
#2, there really isn't a #3. King, Lowrance, and Northstar are all
pretty much non-players at this point.

True.

The more I think about this, the less I like it. Garmin will now have about
as much competition in this market as Microsoft does in pc OS's. shudder
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Dan
C172RG at BFM