Tom Tom Supports Price For iPhone app & Cradle
Tom Tom has replied to all the allegations surrounding its iPhone app and have corroborated the fact that the cradle and app bundle represent real value for money and that Google’s insistence to add turn by turn navigation isn’t any cause for concern.
All the answers to the questions poised to Tom Tom were comprehensively compiled by MacFormat and put on the Question & Answer part of the website. All the rumblings about the cost of the app have really caused the sat-nav giant to have a re-think on the £100 cradle and £60 Apple iPhone app.
Based on the information obtained from the website, comments left on MacFormat were virtually unanimous in their criticism:
“I would like to see why they think that £160 all in is a fair price! A TomTom is cheaper!”
“Why is the cradle so damn expensive? It’s put me off buying the App and cradle. Can buy a stand alone unit for a lot less.”
The reply from TomTom was “We price our application competitively and also feel that with the existing technologies and our frequent, free updates, we offer a sat nav solution that is value for money.”
One of the major bones of contention in the sat-nav world is actually Google’s decision to navigate into turn-by-turn navigation through its Google Maps and street view but Tom Tom has reiterated that it would cope and that it wasn’t a problem.
A spokesman from TomTom further added, “TomTom strives to provide the best navigation experience. Through technologies, such as IQ Routes, we believe we can provide the best in routing and maps.”
