X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 1 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:26:41 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [66.83.119.58] (HELO lucky.dts.local) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.4) with ESMTP id 1713925 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:41:27 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.83.119.58; envelope-from=cjensen@dts9000.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C72843.8B7E0E04" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: D2 Update X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.6944.0 X-Original-Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 11:41:37 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <8984A39879F2F5418251CBEEC9C689B3287365@lucky.dts.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] Re: D2 Update Thread-Index: AccnxMillj5KFaBFTWyKTgx4e1/nwgAflQ3w From: "Chuck Jensen" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" , This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C72843.8B7E0E04 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sky2high (Scott) wrote... What surprises me is that fancy avionics developers haven't figured out a way to charge yearly for "maintenance". For example, turning over database updating to Jepp cost Garmin a continuing income pipeline after the original GPS products were sold. Of course, maybe I just can't get my head out of mainframe software business practices. =20 =20 Yes, it appears that Garmin has turned the database over to Jeppesen, but I guessing (with no basis whatsoever) that Garmin receives, in cash or payment in kind, a per-head fee from Jeppesen. Every subscription from Jeppesen is specific to a piece of avionics, so tracking what goes into Garmin equipment is very easy indeed. So, technically, it's not a kick-back, but I'm betting that Garmin is getting part of Jeppesen's blood money. =20 Chuck ------_=_NextPart_001_01C72843.8B7E0E04 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Sky2high  (Scott) wrote...
What surprises me is that fancy avionics developers haven't figured = out a=20 way to charge yearly for "maintenance".  For example, turning=20 over database updating to Jepp cost Garmin a continuing income = pipeline after the original GPS products were sold.  Of course, = maybe I=20 just can't get my head out of mainframe software business = practices.
 
 
Yes, it appears that Garmin has = turned the=20 database over to Jeppesen, but I guessing (with no basis whatsoever) = that Garmin=20 receives, in cash or payment in kind, a per-head fee from = Jeppesen.  Every=20 subscription from Jeppesen is specific to a piece of avionics, so = tracking what=20 goes into Garmin equipment is very easy indeed.  So, technically, = it's not=20 a kick-back, but I'm betting that Garmin is getting part of = Jeppesen's=20 blood money.
 
Chuck
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