[enraged]

Loran is a big player in the marine industry, and they have made some great strides lately. I believe their system is independent of the GPS system and therefor not subject to data drop outs. Trimble is huge in the survey and machine control (construction) industry. Neither of these guys are going anywhere.

[Little Pig]

I know, and actually I meant Lowrance, not Loran (my bad). I was looking at these companies from a general consumer perspective, not any specialized or technical field. In the general consumer field, neither of those companies has the name recognition that Garmin and Magellan do, and therefore they wouldn’t be as likely to survive (in that market). In their niche market, I have no doubt they would continue on with no problems.