11-06-17, 01:52 PM
Garmin's acquisition of Navionics and its implications for Raymarine customers
The fact is that Garmin's acquisition is expected to have a very limited, if any, impact at all to Raymarine and its customers.
• Garmin has clearly stated within their press release that they intend to have Navionics run as an independent company within Garmin.
• Raymarine been in contact with Navionics at various management levels and they all reiterated the point above.
• There is a precedence with FUSION Entertainment Ltd. You may recall that Garmin acquired FUSION three years ago. FUSION, to date, has been run completely independently from the rest of Garmin and kept its brand. They continue to invest with Raymarine to have their products be compatible with Raymarine products.
• Raymarine will continue to offer Navionics cartography within the same products.
RAYFAQ#
The fact is that Garmin's acquisition is expected to have a very limited, if any, impact at all to Raymarine and its customers.
• Garmin has clearly stated within their press release that they intend to have Navionics run as an independent company within Garmin.
• Raymarine been in contact with Navionics at various management levels and they all reiterated the point above.
• There is a precedence with FUSION Entertainment Ltd. You may recall that Garmin acquired FUSION three years ago. FUSION, to date, has been run completely independently from the rest of Garmin and kept its brand. They continue to invest with Raymarine to have their products be compatible with Raymarine products.
• Raymarine will continue to offer Navionics cartography within the same products.
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