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If they carry on like this we'll all have to find new hobbies to waste our time on FFS!

biggerdave Reviewed by biggerdave on 13th October 2017. Yet another nail in the coffin for PND's Decline in satnav sales John Lewis pull PNDs from shelves (http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/Decline-in-satnav-sales--John-Lewis-pull-PNDs-from-shelves-733.php) If they carry on like this we'll all have to find new hobbies to waste our time on FFS! Rating: 5

True but still the way things seem to be going. Maybe TT have dropped the wrong products?
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Next there'll be satnav worn on the wrist (or is there already one out there?)

And yet ANOTHER bad omen for TT's:-

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and I quote

The Dutch navigation specialist urgently needs new business areas and therefore wants to become a platform for traveling by car.

Munich What booking.com for hotels and Netflix for TV series, Tomtom would like to be in the future for road trips: The first address on the Internet, when people are planning a trip by car. "We want to make the best offer for drivers," said Mike Schoofs, head of the private customer business of the technology group, the Handelsblatt.

In September, the new service will launch, attracting at least 10 million active users per month. "It's about inspiring people," says Schoofs. The Manager's Plan: Consumers should first plan their vacations and trips by car on the platform. Then they should use the app during the trip.

In addition, users should describe their impressions on the portal as well as publish photos and videos. Through subscriptions, but also through affiliation fees and advertising, Tomtom could earn.

The group from Amsterdam has to open up new sources of revenue. Because the traditional business with navigation devices has been shrinking for years (I'm not surprised). The attempt to grow with sports watches instead failed.
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The above is a translation of the start of the article.

Original here (in German)

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