I have not ordered them yet and the order won't be thru VANS
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G4X: Connecting the Dots
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Not saying this is not true, but if the announcement is going to happen at OSH, and it then takes a month or 6 weeks to fill the pipeline… that leaves no Garmin panel sales for 2-3 months. that would seem odd to me.
that doesn't sound right. No responsible business would do that. The whole reason they keep this stuff secret is to prervent sales from falling off a cliff as customers delay purchases waiting for the new version. halting orders lets the cat out of the bag, so why wouldn't they just announce it and start taking pre orders on the new stuff?
One scenario is that the old screen has an obsolete part, a last time buy was done, and the new screen program is behind schedule. Can’t build more of the old screen without a large redesign expense, and the new screen is addressing the obsolete parts anyway. So, you just can’t accept any new orders for stuff you can’t build. Management goes nuts.
Classic impact of development program schedule slips.
Memory is crazy right now. Lots of parts going obsolete as the manufacturers retool foundries for data center parts.
This would suggest an immediate end to support of the G3X. There would be more than a few people unhappy about this.
Called Aerotronics, and was told they signed a NDI with Garmin, so he couldn't tell me anything, but he told me to wait to think about my panel until Garmin announces new products.
