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Originally Posted by buze
What would be really useful is having cars not trying to be lame phones, lame satnavs etc. All it'd need is a bluetooth profile to exchange data with your favourite-device-of-the-moment and slave some of it's display space (dash, HUD) to it.
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It's a nice idea but I doubt it will ever happen and the price would probably remain the same as they would just add a few little extras to the pro package to balance it up. It already has a larger screen, better looking dash, BMW Assist subscription, online SIM subscription, and now BMW Apps. The price isn't all driven by the actual nav.
There's also the problem of power to the phone/device which would really need to stay plugged in if using GPS and BT constantly and would therefore permanently occupy a socket.
The nav will get better over time but they tend to lag a good 3-4 years behind the latest standalone models. Look at the SIM in the car. It's only just been updated from GPRS/EDGE to 3G. How long have 3G SIMs been around?
I accept its limitations but still much prefer a fully integrated system to suckers on the windscreen. It's also one of the few options where you will get money back on resale