Everyone loves monoopolistiic Garmin don't they?
There's not really much opposition in aviation GPS and they do make some good gear - but are things like the 430/530 really still state of the art? How long have they been around and are they really good value? Come on, encourage the competition - otherwise we'll end up getting even more ripped off with whatever old products they feel they can get away with pushing on to us. 296 has been around for years and should by now be much cheaper - and would be if it had any competition.
Remember Apollo?