There's a bunch of reasons why I won't buy it. First is the price. $100 bucks is pretty steep for just the app. I understand it's a quality product but there's no reason as to why it costs that much. If they can sell you hardware and software for $149....
The size of the app. I can't justify taking up 1.5gb on my 8gb phone. Why all of NA? Why not offer regional downloads like they don in Europe? I really don't need Puerto Rico and Hawaii and most of the US.
The cradle. I would want it as it increases the gps signal but I imagine it will be expensive and it offers no FM transmitter. My car has no line in so I would have to carry my iPod and transmitter as well. So much for all in one device. I may as well use my Phone for music and buy a dedicated GPS device which may or may not be a TomTom product.
Had the App cost $10 and provincial and state maps at $10 each I would have bought, AB, BC, Idaho and Montana yesterday. That's $50 dollars from me vs. $0. If you take into account my travels, I would have spent at least another $40 or $50 dollars this year. It would be a lot easier to swallow $10 bucks at a time as I need it.
I am sure it will be hugely successful and will work great but it's not for me.
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