Comments on: Nokia sets the agenda as an industry leader and becomes a platform using NAVTEQ/location and that’s great news! ..

By: Ajit Jaokar

Ajit Jaokar — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:28:49 +0000

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By: Ajit Jaokar

Ajit Jaokar — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:50:35 +0000

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By: Ajit Jaokar

Ajit Jaokar — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:41:52 +0000

thanks for the clarification saar. rgds ajit

By: yosko_s

yosko_s — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:42:56 +0000

“Both Apple and Google do locations through Cell id databases (and hence it’s only an approximation) but Nokia has accuracy ..”
That’s not a fair statement. Apple’s and Google’s location is based on the hardware, same as with Nokia. Phones with a GPS receiver have the exact same accuracy.
You may argue that the location coordinates don’t constitute as a “location-platform”, but for this Apple depends on their developers, which have started to deliver the location-based promises over the past year.
Now, Google is a whole different story – Google maps has been the base (ie platform) for most of the location based services and mash-ups (both mobile and internet). Following the Google “streetview” surveying, Google now owns all of it’s US map data, same as Nokia owns its map-data through the acquisition of Navteq.
The free publishing of a Navigation app doesn’t necessarily mean the establishment of a platform (Google has done the same a couple of months ago). To achieve that, Nokia needs to enable much better support in the symbian OS for location acquisition and sharing (between programs).
Saar

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:03:20 +0000

I was quite fond of Nokia, but after the N97, I may say that Im very disappointed. Despite my personal feelings triggered by that phone model, I dont see much to praise Nokia on the maps move.
Don’t you think that Nokia started giving location for free because of Google’s move into that, as presented on the Android 2.0 GPS navigation?
Concerning the number of downloads of the new version of the maps, if the number includes the cases where the download is triggered by the mobile as a software update, does that numbers represent much. Is like if Microsoft published the number of windows machines that have installed a specific recommended security patch.
I personally would say that first Nokia should either improve their touchscreen to at least the same level as the Iphone or completely give-up on touch screen devices. For location, I think they will have a tough job to compete with google.
But at least the ovi maps racing game seem a great concept, and Im looking forward to try it =)