The decision of Google to implement Free turn by turn direction on Google Maps in Android 2.0, puts Nokia and Navteq in a cross road.
If Nokia and Tom Tom (Navteq and Teleatlas) do go the same road they will became obsolete in a sort period of time.
But simply giving the service for free doesn’t assure successes.
Nokia should go maemo.org model for Ovi Maps.
With a site where people could give coordinates and information for geotagging their services (restaurants, clubs, cinemas really everything).
The all future of Nokia is in is ability to take the right decision now. This time they needs to act fast. We all know that’s not the usual company practice.
Everybody that cares with the future of Maemo should participate in this brainstorm:
http://maemo.org/community/brainstor...igation_on_ovi
Nokia should implement free turn by turn navigation on OVI. Although it’s a difficult decision for Navteq, it’s better to make it now, while in the position of world best map supplier. The model should be; the users add corrections and traffic information to the available maps.
The revenue should come from advertisement.