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Old 05-19-09, 09:54 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Rockstar View Post
My thought is, this hype is a prelude to turning over cost of maintenance of the system to private enterprise which will most likely mean that if we want to use GPS then we are going to pay for it.

Looks like I'll be buying a nice chinese made Astra sextant and going back to paper charts for my travels soon


Yep, making a market where one does not exists. Like anything else in life, it is a prelude to the general masses having to pay.
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