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To make a long story short- I think we're getting the best they can offer at this price. Navteq is the big player in this field, and they have clients like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, & BMW. My guess is that their data does not come cheaply- most likely way out of reach for a product like Centrafuse that has, perhaps, hundreds of users- not millions.
Plus, part of Navteq's business model is selling map updates. So we wouldn't be getting free updates from them any more than we are from Destinator. Right now, Navteq is selling BMW map upgrades for $199- that's almost as much as Flux charges for Centrafuse WITH maps.
Would any of us be willing to pay- let's say- $500 for Centrafuse? How about $1000? I have no idea about Navteq's licensing, but I know that it is nothing for a big company to pay over a million dollars a year just for software licenses. Plus, customers like Navteq's WANT the price to be high, because it keeps the little guys out of their market space. Microsoft & Google know they can eat the cost- and they know guys like Flux can't.
I'm sorry you didn't realize the maps were segmented before you purchased. I haven't ever needed to use them for a cross country trip- but that is likely your main reason for wanting them.
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