"Mike Isaksen" wrote in message
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"Neil Gould" wrote ...

And where (at what levels) do you see the G1000 system as being modular? I
see the "system" as almost a "single box", and when components fail or

Key word: Component

Now, if Garmin is tied to and using only single source vendors for those
COMPONENTS, then it's a bad bet. Now, if there's a ton of companies
world-wide (including Garmin) who can DUPLICATE those components, it's a
whole different story.