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Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Nokia says something about it? No words on Twitter or Facebook social forum????

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

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Originally Posted by zehjotkah (Post 511413)

Sygic should cost for maemo exactly the same as for android or winmob, symbian...

that is at the moment:

europe:
79.99 EUR

US, canada and mexico:
62.99 EUR

australia and new zealand:
59.99 EUR

and so on...

I don't know anything, mind you--I'm just doing a thought experiment... But what if something about the Ovi store is making it cost more? (ie: Nokia wants a big cut--so to still get their price, they have to increase the end-user cost to cover what Nokia is taking out?) Would it still seem fair to you?

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Originally Posted by bockersjv (Post 511567)

I am somewhat worried that this app will ever see the light of day in the OVI store. The Angry Birds paid for add on is still not there after they found fault with the payment mechanism, that was weeks ago. I have not seen any paid for apps since and suspect that this is what will hold up the launch of Sygic. Therefore I fear it could be months away unless Sygic offer it direct :(

Oh get over yourself. You KNOW you wanted the Ovi store. Nokia says you do!

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Originally Posted by russo_br (Post 513292)

At least third companies like Sygic are paying some attention to the customer request on this forum, since Nokia doesn't seem to be listening complains, from this forum and also discussions.nokia.com...

Does that just make you want to buy MORE of their products and spread the word about their brand? I'm talking, of course, about Sygic.. not Nokia. I'm sure you understood.

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

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Originally Posted by danramos (Post 513978)

1. Sygic will also be sold through the store from Sygic at http://www.sygic.com
2. Also Apple charge a cut... But there it costs also the same afaik..

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

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Originally Posted by zehjotkah (Post 514081)

1. Sygic will also be sold through the store from Sygic at http://www.sygic.com

But as you can read on the download page Sygic for Maemo will turn your 'iPhone' into a navigation system, not your N900. Sorry guys. ;)

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Oh my god, does this mean there is an iPhone Next Gen inside my N900?!?!? Some evil Nokia takeover by Apple? On Halloween night my beautiful black N900 turns into a white slab, the qwerty falls off and the battery is magically soldered permanently into place?

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

hah nice one Viipottaja

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Latest update I have from a Sygic representative this afternoon is that they are frustrated by the delays as well but it seems like it is only a matter of days now before it is ready. 'Keep the Faith'

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

Probably this was already discussed, but does anyone know if the technical problem related to paid apps is just on Ovi Store side??

If they need to update BOTH the Ovi Store and also N900 (Application Manager related daemons) in order to have a secure payment system, Nokia probably needs to release a minor firmware update before Sygic and others can have their products published.

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

@russo_br, a the moment the problem is unsolved and no info about how it's going to be done is released.

From my point of view, in-app system will be necessary, whatever Nokia does with Ovi Store, without secure platform, it will be always trivial to break.

Re: Sygic announces world-wide turn-by-turn navigation for Maemo

@hopbeat,

Agree, all mobiles and other devices had their system cracked to enable unauthorized copies... iPhone has jailbreak and most Symbian apps have cracked versions.

I won't lie telling that I've never installed something like that, but with time I know realize that this can only hurt our own devices future, which we invested a lot of bucks to get it. I sincerely hope that Nokia makes Maemo the most uncrackable mobile for paid apps, since that would attract many developers. Until now the only succesful case I am aware is Sony PS3, which is still unbreakable....