Garmin Ltd. (GRMN)

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    schmitt
    Jan 17 10:26 AM
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    CES 2008: My Opinion and Perspective [view article]
    The OLED's were there last year. They are amazing but they are old news. Reply
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    top_tier
    Jan 17 10:21 AM
    Gadget Stock Watch: Black-and-Blue Handset Stocks, More [view article]
    The general media spin surrounding the Macworld keynote as being lackluster is laughable, i.e.“ the lack of a killer product similar to the iPhone launch.”

    How soon the media forgets. Prior to the 2007 Macworld event the iPhone was already an expected announcement. Its concept, before, during, and after 2007 Macworld was surrounded by bashing the phone. Not enough battery life, screen that scratches, touch will never be accepted, on and on. Steve Ballmer stated flat out it would be a flop.

    The stock was on fire because of Apple's growth in its overall product line throughout 2007, this growth will continue, and while pundits may think this new thin lap top is a non event, neither was the iPhone in 2007.     Reply
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    RastaRich
    Jan 17 08:50 AM
    CES 2008: My Opinion and Perspective [view article]
    Thin is indeed in and maybe you missed them behind those thick LCDs, but the OLEDs were thinner and brighter! If you didn't like the price, OK, but hey, that's what was new this year. Reply
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    bobmugge
    Jan 16 08:56 PM
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    Garmin in Free Fall - Here's the Big Picture [view article]
    The reality is, Cellphone technology is not even close to Satellite technology at this point. While it would be fine while your are driving around in your home town, or in a big city, you and i know you drop cell signal in every town in america. Satellite does not have that problem. Next. The mapware in Garmin is far superior to TomTom. I have had 3 garmins and I decided to give the competition a shot. I bought a top of the line TomTom 720. I Took it on a trip to palm springs. I returned it and traded DOWN for a far superior unit. A Nuvi 200W. Much easier to use, more destinations, more detail....NOT EVEN CLOSE......Garmin is the best of the best.....If you want a GPS...I think once people have one, they will never be without. Nothing better than flying in to an airport. Popping the GPS on the dash, punching in your hotel and driving right out of the airport and not even need a map. Try it you'll like it. Reply
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    streamertyer
    Jan 15 10:17 AM
    Is the GPS Golden Age Already Over? [view article]
    I'm not sure I agree with the point trying to be made here. While some will choose to use this functionality on their cell phone, the majority will likely prefer a dedicated device with superior performance in its intended use over an all-in-one device that does no one thing well. Few people I know use their cell phones as mp3 players for this reason. The larger screen, voice prompts and ability to load better map detail will keep the standalone gps units in high demand. Reply
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    Chief
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    Officer
    Jan 15 04:38 AM
    Is the GPS Golden Age Already Over? [view article]
    Harmon has a lousy gps unit so their low profits do not reflect industry. Used Garmin in Hawaii Rental Car over Christmas. Was awesome! Bought one myself and will never be without it again. It is the best GPS and their stock should not be treated like Harmon. Tom Tom is cheap and hard to use. Garmin was top Walmart GPS unit. It was sold out all over the place, I could hardly find one online. They are going to have killer sales and profits for 2008 and 2009 because they are dominating and innovating. Reply
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    ballsschweat
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    Jan 15 12:41 AM
    Is the GPS Golden Age Already Over? [view article]
    Garman is toast. TomTom is a better GPS and is a lot cheaper. Garman will face intense price competition and device competition from Apple, Motorola and Nokia.

    Enjoy!
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    Tom B
    Jan 14 11:22 PM
    Is the GPS Golden Age Already Over? [view article]
    You are right on. Standalone GPS devices won't disappear completely-- you'll find them in Sharper Image and Radio Shack stores--but phones will be where the action is. Reply
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    gps dude
    Jan 14 08:42 PM
    Is the GPS Golden Age Already Over? [view article]
    I think you are bang on. The best sales of standalone vehicle nav. devices are behind them. Phone GPS is just going to get better and better and will also become ubiquitous. In the next few years we will see phones that use gps/galileo/glonass satellites to generate positions and also use mems for dead reckoning. Reply
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    asd
    Jan 14 07:49 PM
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    Is the GPS Golden Age Already Over? [view article]
    This is the shortest and weirdest aricle I've ever read. If you don't know anything about a subject, I would advise you perhaps not to write about it. Reply
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    Oleg M
    Jan 14 07:37 PM
    Is the GPS Golden Age Already Over? [view article]
    Not everyone wants to buy new cell phones.
    Screens on cell phones tend to be smaller to accommodate people's desires to get smaller and smaller communication devices. That trend doesn't exactly scale well for GPS and navigation interfaces, having a large grasp of the area is better than playing with puzzles pieces-sized mini-maps. But to some extent, I agree with you that new purchasers of cell phones will probably have a decrease in tendency to get a gps device, I'd call them every-so-often users. Many stocks have taken a similar pattern as well so it is hard to say right now, wait for verification?     Reply
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    carlivar
    Jan 14 04:02 PM
    Is the GPS Golden Age Already Over? [view article]
    The upcoming (probably current) recession doesn't help either. Reply
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    User 139193
    Jan 12 11:35 AM
    Gadget Stock Watch: Best Buy Affirms Outlook, Analysts Mixed on RIM [view article]
    AT&T tortures and kills animals. Please ask them to stop at attcruelty.com. Reply
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    Tom B
    Jan 10 01:12 PM
    Garmin in Free Fall - Here's the Big Picture [view article]
    You mention Apple. Say Apple ads GPS to the iPhone-- Poof-- Garmin is history. It's like Microsoft in the '90's; you had to be EXTREMELY careful to avoid buying shares of any software company MSFT might conceivably destroy. The poster boy of that was Wordperfect. Wordperfect was MUCH better than Word for YEARS after the point Wordperfect disappeared from the shelves. Reply
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    JPM1101
    Jan 10 11:26 AM
    Everyday Finance Portfolio Update for January 9 [view article]
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