Dash Navigation layoffs: innovation loses, commodity GPS wins
Dash Navigation has laid off two thirds of its employees and plans to stop making the hardware behind its Dash Express car navigation devices. That’s a shame. Chalk it up as a victory for commodity products, and a loss for innovation. It’s a reminder that no matter how clever your inventions, you can still lose if you don’t get the business model right.
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Dash sold its GPS device with Web 2.0-like features for $299…. Continue Reading