On: China's GPS 'rival' Beidou

[sbradford26]

GPS has become so ubiquitous I honestly forgot that it was something that could be owned. It is cool to see some competition in the GPS world.

[nutjob2 → sbradford26]

GPS systems are not so much 'owned' as 'paid for'.

[azinman2 → nutjob2]

And designed and maintained...

[tinus_hn → sbradford26]

GPS is aging technology, its satellites are dying already and its limits are showing clearly. It won’t be around forever.

[dleclere → tinus_hn]

That's not true... The U.S. is actually in the process of launching the next generation of GPS satellites.