Apple bundles their browser in with their OS too, and nobody says boo about it. If Apple were to have MONOPOLY problems it would be wrt something like the iPod where they in fact have a clear majority of the market share.

Google making turn by turn nav cheaper is just good for consumers, sorry. I don’t know what you’re on about. Sure Navigon and Garmin and others will get hurt, but that was going to happen anyway. Sure dedicated GPS devices will continue, but over time they’ll sell fewer and fewer units. Sorry, guys but that’s life.

Google will push lots of tech forward with this. Real live updated traffic without a monthly fee that is ACTUALLY useful for one. That might have died with the Dash otherwise.

And seriously, have you used one of those commercial NAV apps? Try and find a 7-ELEVEN. Does it suggest 7-ELEVEN if you type 7-11? No. Do you have to decide what freaking CATEGORY of store a 7-ELEVEN is? Even though different 7-ELEVENs are in different categories so you’re really just GUESSING? Yes. Does it let you search for one near your current route? Probably not. Does it even know that the 7-ELEVEN its steering you to moved TWO YEARS AGO and you’ve just bought a fresh new app just yesterday. Well, no sorry.

This market could use some shaking up.

technology evens the playing field. not like us consumers are getting more and more screwed each day. lets see, GPS device makers ARE NOT going to go out of business because of this. like many others have said, there is still a seperate market for standalone devices.

is it fair that a cellphone company charges you $10 ontop of the $40 for a data plan? i don’t think so; but then again i’m getting sick of being nickeled and dimed by companies (ie DLC for video games??)

just my .02

i don’t feel bad at all for any of the device makers. innovate or die.