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Originally Posted by DaleDe
I saw the exact same business model in GPS technology. Mapopolis gave away the navigation program and sold the maps unprotected. They are now out of business do to lack of map sales after several years in the business. The product was outstanding and the maps were too easy to steal.
Dale
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Hi Dale. You know...here's another explanation...the one Mapopolis gave!
http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/t...TOPIC_ID=76767
Further...outstanding? I um, checked some reviews, and (as I suspected) in light of newer competing apps and their features it just couldn't compete anymore.
I mean, no 3D maps..."robotic" voice navigation...Mapopolis was antiquated. They had their fans, but people were looking for PDA mapping that rivaled newer dedicated hardware solutions at a fraction of the price and Mapopolis didn't provide this.
Additionally, Mapopolis was slow to migrate to newer Palm platforms...their core and bread and butter.
In light of all of this...you come up with "they didn't have DRM to save them" as their problem?! I submit that the lack of DRM made them relevant in the face of their superior competition...it allowed them to live longer
Sheesh.