![]() And the whole thing took just under 30 minutes, including having to restart the navigation upgrade process at 8% when I inadvertently touched a button on the steering wheel, which for reasons unknown halted the upgrade. (what about the frequency of updates after any 'free' period? For both Garmin-branded and Honda-branded devices I suspect that's a function of what the market will bear for those 'paid' updates, and is closely related to (if not inextricably and directly tied to) the frequency of the 'free' updates which costs are subsidized through initial purchase (or license) revenue for those devices)Ĭlick to expand.I am blessed with a very fast gigabit FiOS internet connection, don't hate me! It took 4 minutes to download the update to my computer. (based on recognition of the fact (ignored by many) that nothing is "free", but in business a buyer (in this case Honda) can usually get whatever they're willing to pay for) It's quite likely that Garmin is capable of 'packaging and delivering' Honda system map updates more frequently if someone wanted to foot-the-bill for that (witness the frequency of Garmin-branded device updates which cost during any period of 'free' updates, including 'lifetime', is factored into Garmin's consumer price for those devices).Īll ^that^ sound about 'right'? If it does, then the matter of Honda map update frequency is in fact a function of Honda decisions relating to customer satisfaction and support much more than Garmin decisions or capabilities.That agreement likely establishes the frequency that Garmin will 'package and deliver' updates to Honda's customers (the frequency of that effort likely having great bearing on the cost Garmin incurs to do that work, and therefore the price Honda pays Garmin for providing it to their customers, and therefore the price of Honda vehicles with nav paid by Honda's customers). For the period of 'free' map updates that cost is 'covered' by Honda through their license-fee agreement with Garmin.There's a cost associated with Garmin 'packaging and delivering' subsequent map updates tailored to the Honda systems (just as there is a cost for Garmin to 'package and deliver' map updates tailored for their own branded devices, which happens to occur at much more frequent intervals than for the Honda systems).Honda pays Garmin a fee to provide the nav systems for their vehicles (a license-fee for the firmware/software and its use, not suggesting Garmin provides the physical hardware).
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