navigon lifetime email

[Herko ter Horst]

@nick-carthew I don't think there's an actual 'sneaky' reason behind it, but taking 'lifetime' to mean no later than 2098 does seem a bit arbitrary.

It's almost like the Y2K-problem all over again, except 100 years later (so Y2.1K) At first I thought there was a technical explanation for this limit (and there still might be) but I couldn't figure out any reasonable explanation myself.

[Nick Carthew]

@herko-ter-horst @jean-pierre-5 I will be 137 years old in 2098 and probably not riding my motorcycle anymore

[jean pierre 5]

@nick-carthew treu but when i buy software its mine if i buy a car its mine whatever i buy is mine so "lifetime" is literally a dam lifetime and i did not expect that to be honest lol i mean its smart marketingwise

[Con Hennekens]

@jean-pierre-5 said in navigon lifetime email:

@nick-carthew treu but when i buy software its mine if i buy a car its mine whatever i buy is mine so "lifetime" is literally a dam lifetime and i did not expect that to be honest lol i mean its smart marketingwise

You did not buy software, you bought a subscription to a service. If the platform stops, there is no software whatsoever you can still use.

[Steve Lynch]

“Lifetime” is a classic marketing/legal term that very rarely means what you think it means.

I would take a guess that 85-90% of the MRA Navigation subscribers are 35 and over, so in this instance its a bloody good offer in my opinion.

Personally I’ll be swapping my Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro for a Zimmer frame long before my “Lifetime” Navigation sub runs out.

I think I’ll go for the Carbon Overland adventure version when the time comes.

[Nick Carthew]

@steve-lynch When a picture or two can paint a thousand words.

[Jack van Tilburg]

@nick-carthew @Steve-Lynch
I do not see the use of a walker (rollator) as the end point of the lifetime subscription.
Maybe time for some adjustments in the MRA Nav app. I rather see a business opportunity.

[Corjan Meijerink]

Loving the conversation here!

I can give a simple explanation on the matter. Navigation Lifetime is just like the Gold Lifetime, you get access till eternity
Our apps need to be updated to display something else rather than a date (such as 01-01-2099). As we now only have the possibility to display dates, an arbitrary date somewhere in the far future has been chosen

We are working to support the following with Navigation:

• Powered wheelchair vehicle selection
• In building navigation with preloaded senior homes
• POI's to quickly navigate to the restaurant or bingo
• In app solitair minigame
• Larger font size that do not require glasses

And way more to enable our users to use the app even after 2099!

[Drabslab]

@corjan-meijerink said in navigon lifetime email:

Loving the conversation here!

I can give a simple explanation on the matter. Navigation Lifetime is just like the Gold Lifetime, you get access till eternity
Our apps need to be updated to display something else rather than a date (such as 01-01-2099). As we now only have the possibility to display dates, an arbitrary date somewhere in the far future has been chosen

We are working to support the following with Navigation:

• Powered wheelchair vehicle selection
• In building navigation with preloaded senior homes
• POI's to quickly navigate to the restaurant or bingo
• In app solitair minigame
• Larger font size that do not require glasses

And way more to enable our users to use the app even after 2099!

so, that means I can put this subscription in my will and transfer it to my children (wll, at least one of them) after my death?

[Con Hennekens]

@drabslab said in navigon lifetime email:

so, that means I can put this subscription in my will and transfer it to my children (wll, at least one of them) after my death?

That is not within the definition of lifetime, even if you stretch it beyond the lifetime of the product

[Stefan Hummelink]

@corjan-meijerink Kudos for this! Hahahahahahahaha I laughed so hard at this.

[Nick Carthew]

@corjan-meijerink said in navigon lifetime email:

Loving the conversation here!

I can give a simple explanation on the matter. Navigation Lifetime is just like the Gold Lifetime, you get access till eternity
Our apps need to be updated to display something else rather than a date (such as 01-01-2099). As we now only have the possibility to display dates, an arbitrary date somewhere in the far future has been chosen

We are working to support the following with Navigation:

• Powered wheelchair vehicle selection
• In building navigation with preloaded senior homes
• POI's to quickly navigate to the restaurant or bingo
• In app solitair minigame
• Larger font size that do not require glasses

And way more to enable our users to use the app even after 2099!

Very funny @Corjan-Meijerink and a good explanation, thank you

[Nick Carthew]

@jack-van-tilburg said in navigon lifetime email:

@nick-carthew @Steve-Lynch
I do not see the use of a walker (rollator) as the end point of the lifetime subscription.
Maybe time for some adjustments in the MRA Nav app. I rather see a business opportunity.

Great idea, I’ll design some brackets