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Standalone GPS faces a market turning point
The article described rapid unit growth in 2007 but declining prices for basic navigation products. It contrasted TomTom with Garmin, noted the concentration held by the leading suppliers, and listed competition from phone makers and internet companies.
Details in the 2008 account
Analysts differed over whether dedicated devices would become commodities or could remain premium products. Those statistics and forecasts belong to the 2008 market context, not current navigation sales.