ksanders
Moderator Emeritus
Twistedtree...
So, given that we agree that there is some lip service going on in the marine industry, what makes anybody think that there will be strong adoption of this new protocol among the big players? What do they have to gain besides potentially loosing market share in the probably highly profitable accessory market?
Remember that you are an odd duck in the marine electronice consumer segment. You have a strong tech background, and are happy to get involved at the protocol level. The average guy that buys what I'll call a "upscale" marine electronics package just wants it to all work together. For them buying all the bits and pieces with one manufacturers label on them is a sure bet that it'll all work, and one tech support number to call if it does not.
Now I do see the big players adopting some protocols that do not represent a potential loss of revenue to them. Things like Canbus to talk to engines. They have nothing to loose and everything to gain with things like that.
So, given that we agree that there is some lip service going on in the marine industry, what makes anybody think that there will be strong adoption of this new protocol among the big players? What do they have to gain besides potentially loosing market share in the probably highly profitable accessory market?
Remember that you are an odd duck in the marine electronice consumer segment. You have a strong tech background, and are happy to get involved at the protocol level. The average guy that buys what I'll call a "upscale" marine electronics package just wants it to all work together. For them buying all the bits and pieces with one manufacturers label on them is a sure bet that it'll all work, and one tech support number to call if it does not.
Now I do see the big players adopting some protocols that do not represent a potential loss of revenue to them. Things like Canbus to talk to engines. They have nothing to loose and everything to gain with things like that.