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Originally Posted by jadnashuanh
BMW doesn't own the license to utilize the maps...they included one for the version that was in the car when you purchased it. The map company charges a license fee to BMW to enable the maps per user. Now, could they have negotiated a different license? Probably, but they didn't. The stuff is copyrighted material, and giving it to you without paying for it could put them in big trouble, just like the warnings on movies, books, music, etc...
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They need to sort this licencing out, or at least ask the dealers to stop mis informing people about the cost of updates - it's almost 2k for the Professional Nav system, £150 for an updated map and, oh, here's another charge we just discovered.
This BMW dealer makes no mention of additional licence fees