Thread: Ovi Maps goes free for premium content (no N900 *yet*)
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franchg is offline franchg
2010-01-21 , 14:51
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#140
Originally Posted by johnel View Post
"We have a great product - N900 we have a large user base here in Europe and a teeny-weeny user base in the USA. Where shall we launch first? It's a no brainer - let's launch in the USA!"
This is just not true. The N900 was launched first in Italy and Germany. http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/28/n...-to-pre-order/

Originally Posted by johnel View Post
"There are bugs in the N900's firmware. Let's prematurely release new firmware and create new ones"
It's called software development. You sould be glad that they are adressing the bugs so quickly.

Originally Posted by johnel View Post
"Maemo 5 is complete but still needs some work. F*** it! Let's create a new version and ignore the current version it's a few months old - that's ancient"
Maemo 5 is not complete. A platform that just added phone capabilities and has still no support to USSD operator codes (https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5357) is anything but complete. Turn by turn navigation is the least problem. Yet it is a beautiful experience, but the road to feature completess will be reached only with maemo 6.
And from maemo 6 on the platform will receive the same support as symbian.

Originally Posted by johnel View Post
"Let's announce free ovi maps update to 10 phones, ignore the n97 flagship phone and don't worry we'll release a free version for maemo - except it will be the new version we have not finished yet"
They clearly stated that N97 ovi maps is coming very soon.


Originally Posted by johnel View Post
"The n900 sold really well! How can we improve sales? We could release the free ovi maps for it too what a great selling point! Why spend £500 on a gps sat nav system when you can buy an n900 phone and functioning computer instead? - Nah! F*** it we'll release for the next non-existent maemo & phone version instead!"
The best selling worldwide smartphone of 2009 was the nokia 5800 followed by the n97. The N900 has sold way less.
Last edited by franchg; 2010-01-21 at 14:54.
 

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