Thread: Ovi Maps goes free for premium content (no N900 *yet*)
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kaz911 is offline kaz911
2010-01-21 , 11:12
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Originally Posted by soredawg View Post
Amazing how so many people are already chucking a mini tantrum over this. How can Nokia provide Voice Navigation for free on the N900 when it dosen't exist, and is currently under development, and as some one has already mentioned N900 will get this is due course. Remeber all the other Nokia smart phones run on Symbian OS, which has allowed Ovi Maps to mature over time. Whats the difference if Nokia had not come out with this annoucement, as Sygic for Maemo will imminently be released.
Quote from Nokia Michael Halbherr - "N900 owners shouldn't hold their breath, though, as Nokia is focusing on bringing its free navigation service to the next generation of Maemo devices. That's not to say that the N900 won't get it eventually, only that it's not currently on the roadmap. "

Not on roadmap - means they are not working on it yet. Not on roadmap in developers terms - "it will only get done if someone says okay for it... it will get done.. but first we will make it for the next gen Maemo - and then if we get QT to work on Maemo 5 - without to much hassle - we will make a M5 version..."

I think Herrn Halbherr's statement is a clear indicator that we will not see it at all.
 

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