Comments on: Nokia releases HERE Maps for iOS

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HERE Comes to iOS 6 | TechVise — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:34:45 +0000

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By: Nokia Here Maps App for iOS is Here - Lowyat.NET

Nokia Here Maps App for iOS is Here - Lowyat.NET — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:56:37 +0000

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By: Vineet

Vineet — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:54:15 +0000

On a sidenote, the design language of this app (descending from the N9 Swipe UI and then also seen in Belle FP2) is simply amazing. Just the look (UI), not feel (UX) but it looks the freshest, most modern, functional and clean of any other competing design languages.

By: nn

nn — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:53:05 +0000

First, MS used Nokia’s maps before Elop and I didn’t hear him complaining that the deal is on the verge of termination nor that it would be catastrophic event for Nokia requiring drastic action like becoming mere OEM for MS just to keep the maps in MS products.

Second, I still don’t know what is so valuable about being on W8. Or does it mean that being on Windows itself is the prize? And things like whenever it generates any revenues doesn’t matter?

BTW, one of the absurd things is that for all the talk about mapping platform, AFAIK Nokia even don’t have API lock-in, because the calls go through MS API, so if Ballmer one day decides to kick out Nokia and replace it with something else, the apps wont need even mere recompilation.

By: nn

nn — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:12:43 +0000

So they needed to sign up the exclusive deal to get some money from MS? Because before Elop they were giving maps to MS for free? And because they are giving maps to Amazon/Oracle/… for free too? (And we are of course leaving aside the question if they are really getting any money from MS beside the platform payment cut.)

By: stylinred

stylinred — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:25:58 +0000

i know, it boggles the mind; the HK maps are worse than the maps i have on my 808 pureview so it doesn’t make 1 bit of sense to me at all

what sucks is i posted the availability of the app on an iOS topic on my car forum and they’re all laughing at it now -_- saying they’d rather keep ios6 maps

sigh

By: shallow ocean shoal

shallow ocean shoal — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:13:28 +0000

Mr. Red, you have been here a long time.

What do you think they were thinking?!

Apple put a shot gun to their face and pulled the trigger. Apple laid out a step by step plan of “What Not To Do.” Why did Nokia just join them, do they have sht for brains?! (don’t answer that part)

By: stylinred

stylinred — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:11:07 +0000

the Maps suck for residents of Hong Kong; giving ridiculous location points (like the middle of the sea) and the location points are only in simplified chinese or mandarin to english translations instead of cantonese

By: shallow ocean shoal

shallow ocean shoal — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:05:22 +0000

In other words, “We fcked up.”

By: shallow ocean shoal

shallow ocean shoal — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:00:05 +0000

Never Forget: http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/07/02/the-fightback-starts-now/