Thread: Ro.a.d 2012.30:unlockable map ?

Originally Posted by voyager56

As far as I know the main profit for Garmin is from devices, not maps.

Protected maps => motivated map makers => better maps => more devices sold. Doesn't it make sense?

catymag
I really don't understand what Garmin is trying to achieve by not replacing the broken map protection for more than 10 years and doing all other seemingly stupid things.
I've just written what they *should* do, on my opinion.
Also I don't get how preventing others from building maps can help sell more devices. Maybe new maps are only sold with newer devices? Then they need a better map protection anyway.