Thread: Nokia CEO Blames Salesmen For Windows Phone Struggles
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Ashbeck is offline Ashbeck
2012-03-29 , 08:15
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Ummm.. no. First, the Google route gives WIIIIDE room for customization despite Google's insisting on a pure Google experience (i.e. Amazon Kindle Fire, Nook Color, etc.). I can't see how the story, as you tell it, is true. Second, Microsoft made SPECIFIC and very firm demands for specifications that Nokia STILL has to adhere to despite the wiggle room Nokia is being given. This HAS been talked about quite a bit already.
> Well if you think i'm making it up, Go read the press release for yourself. I can't be bother at the moment to go look for them.

Nokia is allowed By Microsoft, To make changes to the CORE Windows phone platform(where allowed) [Notice i said changes, and not customization] ,Nokia is helping to build and innovate, what Windows phone grows into, Not Skins, and not only for nokia devices, But for the whole, Windows phone experience.

> Specs and Innovations are two different things, I'm not windows fan boy, Not android fanboy, Not Meego fan boy, So i'm being objective, You need to see things from different point of views, Yes you like android, Yes google says android is Open source, but at it's CORE, it is not.

So my question still stands unanswered: What map reasons?
I cannot remember why but Maps play a big part of it, think it has to be with companies paying royalties for map useage one of the reasons.

> But you might say, this is a small price to pay No, Not in the eyes of nokia, For Ex (Every-time i say Ex. i mean Example)
OK for Ex. Nokia Paid. 8.1 Billion for Navteq, and provide free off-line maps, which has been improved and refined(this is their biggest selling points), Google maps is a lose of investment..

Task: Find out how Google makes money off Google maps....

> But then you might say, what about Bing maps then?

Task: Find out who supplies Bing maps.

This is for the same reason Apple stopped using Gmaps for iphoto on iOs
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Last edited by Ashbeck; 2012-03-29 at 08:44.