maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Ovi Maps goes free for premium content (no N900 *yet*)

	volt	2010-01-24 , 20:26
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Originally Posted by pityme

@volt:
If their strategy was to abandon the N900, this wouldn't make a lot of sense.

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So, hang on, folks. There will be an announcement next week!

I believe there's a bit of leeway between "abandoning the N900" and "porting Symbian software to Maemo in three weeks". If there is an announcement next week (and I think you're right there might be) it is to clear up the mess from people not understanding the pretty clear message from Nokia.

"In a call with Michael Halbherr, Nokia's VP of Social Location, we were told that the new Ovi Maps would arrive on the flagship N97 very shortly. It's currently a "software logistics issue" related to the maturity of the N97 device. 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."

This is about as clear English as you can get it in.

One way to clear up the mess would of course be to put it on the roadmap.

Last edited by volt; 2010-01-24 at 20:28.

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