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Navicore (a Nokia partner) purchases map data for the Middle East, South Africa, and Australia from NAVTEQ. However, Navicore purchases map data for Europe and North America from Tele Atlas.
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It will never be completly free. Making these maps is just to expensive. You buy software and maps and a gps receiver if the device doesn't contain one. Nokia does this on their mobilephones aswell. So why change it for the N800? They could perhaps make it free if they'd stuff the navigationsoftware full of ads.
What I'm wondering, when the new tablet is released with a rumored (cough!) GPS receiver and possible mapping software, will it become free or do we just get a free ripped down teaser version? Or possibly 30-day trial, such as Rhapsody? If I want to use all the routing features, do I have to purchase a license with x amount of money?
If a purchased license is needed for real use, then I can see MaemoMapper keeping its customer base. But what if it is completely free?
Maybe we should not speculate too much...
EDIT:
I did some "homework" and let's say that please keep working on MaemoMapper, Gnuite.
Last edited by Mara; 2007-10-02 at 01:01.