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2009-10-20
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I use Google Maps a lot on my E90.
I replied to both threads on the Google site. I hope they will port it. I expect they will as Maemo becomes more popular.
I replied to both threads on the Google site. I hope they will port it. I expect they will as Maemo becomes more popular.
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2009-10-20
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Hopefully Maemo will become a popular enough platform for them to port it.
The post I linked to seems to have gained a fair bit of popularity. I plugged it on another forums elsewhere to, so hopefully plenty of people will get to see it!
The post I linked to seems to have gained a fair bit of popularity. I plugged it on another forums elsewhere to, so hopefully plenty of people will get to see it!
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2009-10-20
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@ Sheffield, UK
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I wonder if the iPhone/iPod version also uses Java? I seem to recall reading that the iPhone SDK does support Java applications and it would explain why Google Earth runs quite poorly on my iPod Touch 2G.
Either way, you would think Google would be interesting in porting Maps/Earth over for completions sake. They seem greedy enough to want it on every system. ;-)
As for recycling your N95, are you sure you cannot sell it for more? Every phone I have checked on the recycling sites you get at best half of what you could sell it for directly to someone.
Either way, you would think Google would be interesting in porting Maps/Earth over for completions sake. They seem greedy enough to want it on every system. ;-)
As for recycling your N95, are you sure you cannot sell it for more? Every phone I have checked on the recycling sites you get at best half of what you could sell it for directly to someone.
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2009-10-20
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I think it might be easier to port Google Earth. In fact the Linux version of Google Earth might work without Google's support.
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2009-10-20
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Originally Posted by Bruce
I think it would need to be recompiled for ARM, but yes, I was thinking the same thing. Particularly since Google Earth was built with qt:
I think it might be easier to port Google Earth. In fact the Linux version of Google Earth might work without Google's support.
http://qt.nokia.com/qt-in-use/story/app/google-earth
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2009-10-20
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@ Texas
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With Maemo 5 being a competitor to Google's Android, wouldn't hold my breath for Google to port their mapping program for the n900.
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2009-10-20
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Originally Posted by flux41
I kind-of agree with you but:
With Maemo 5 being a competitor to Google's Android, wouldn't hold my breath for Google to port their mapping program for the n900.
1. S60 was a competitor too, and Google was kind enough to release a Google Maps app on that platform.
2. The whole reason Google made android was to grow their advertising base. Refusing to service Nokia phones (and thus missing out on advertising oportunities) might be like MS refusing to develope Word for Mac because they make Windows.
Anyways, we'll see.
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2009-10-20
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Originally Posted by flux41
Au contraire!! Google strategy is to ensure that a lot of people use their products. That's why they made android open-source. In that way, they can collect many more informations about consumers habits and then sell more adds. So if maemo is going to be a hit, we have more chances to see google apps on it.
With Maemo 5 being a competitor to Google's Android, wouldn't hold my breath for Google to port their mapping program for the n900.
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2009-10-20
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Originally Posted by bocaJ
A lot of people seemed to think that S60 wasn't much of a threat. Maybe Google thought the same? I don't know...
1. S60 was a competitor too, and Google was kind enough to release a Google Maps app on that platform.
Originally Posted by bocaJ
Very true! For what it's worth, I hope they do port it to Maemo 5.
2. The whole reason Google made android was to grow their advertising base. Refusing to service Nokia phones (and thus missing out on advertising oportunities) might be like MS refusing to develope Word for Mac because they make Windows.
Really want a QNAP NAS drive!