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  Re: Garmin Mandatory Software Update
| jameswaters | 07-10-2010 |
 Re: Garmin Mandatory Software Update
| Peter H. Coffin | 07-11-2010 |
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:14:15 -0500, Joel wrote:
>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:15:45 -0500, Joel wrote:
>> > So, "mandatory" here really mean the "MUST DO". And who will be
>> > responsible if this "mandatory" free update screw up the GPSes?
>> > Why don't Garmin just use the more meaningful easier to swallow
>> > word like recommendation or similar? And FREE? if it's a fix then
>> > it shouldn't be charged like buggy release hehehe
>> > responsible if this "mandatory" free update screw up the GPSes?
>> > Why don't Garmin just use the more meaningful easier to swallow
>> > word like recommendation or similar? And FREE? if it's a fix then
>> > it shouldn't be charged like buggy release hehehe
>> Because it's not "recommended". The terms do not have the same
>> meaning.
>> Just like "SHALL" and "MAY" don't have the same meaning.
>> meaning.
>> Just like "SHALL" and "MAY" don't have the same meaning.
> Then what if you don't do what Garmin mandatory you to do? Matter
> fact, I just Googled to find out that Garmin has been "mandatorying"
> for many years, but because I don't register mine to get the mandatory
> email to know it.
> Now what am I going to do with the older Garmin GPSes I didn't
> mandatory them?
> fact, I just Googled to find out that Garmin has been "mandatorying"
> for many years, but because I don't register mine to get the mandatory
> email to know it.
> Now what am I going to do with the older Garmin GPSes I didn't
> mandatory them?
From my reading of it, Garmin won't support affected models that have
not been updated. So you're on your own, Spunky.
--
They got rid of it because they judged it more trouble than it was
worth. (And considering they'd gone to great lengths to minimize its
worth, I suppose they were right.)
-- J. D. Baldwin
> On Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:14:15 -0500, Joel wrote:
>
>
> >> On Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:15:45 -0500, Joel wrote:
> >> > So, "mandatory" here really mean the "MUST DO". And who will be
> >> > responsible if this "mandatory" free update screw up the GPSes?
> >> > Why don't Garmin just use the more meaningful easier to swallow
> >> > word like recommendation or similar? And FREE? if it's a fix then
> >> > it shouldn't be charged like buggy release hehehe
> >> Because it's not "recommended". The terms do not have the same
> >> meaning.
> >> Just like "SHALL" and "MAY" don't have the same meaning.
> >> > So, "mandatory" here really mean the "MUST DO". And who will be
> >> > responsible if this "mandatory" free update screw up the GPSes?
> >> > Why don't Garmin just use the more meaningful easier to swallow
> >> > word like recommendation or similar? And FREE? if it's a fix then
> >> > it shouldn't be charged like buggy release hehehe
> >> Because it's not "recommended". The terms do not have the same
> >> meaning.
> >> Just like "SHALL" and "MAY" don't have the same meaning.
> > Then what if you don't do what Garmin mandatory you to do? Matter
> > fact, I just Googled to find out that Garmin has been "mandatorying"
> > for many years, but because I don't register mine to get the mandatory
> > email to know it.
> > Now what am I going to do with the older Garmin GPSes I didn't
> > mandatory them?
> > fact, I just Googled to find out that Garmin has been "mandatorying"
> > for many years, but because I don't register mine to get the mandatory
> > email to know it.
> > Now what am I going to do with the older Garmin GPSes I didn't
> > mandatory them?
>
> From my reading of it, Garmin won't support affected models that have
> not been updated. So you're on your own, Spunky.
> From my reading of it, Garmin won't support affected models that have
> not been updated. So you're on your own, Spunky.
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