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Originally Posted by drm View Post
It would be better to try to implement these ideas in maemo.org
Google has a different agenda.
He should push to make ovi maps like we want.
Everybody that cares with the future of Maemo should participate in this brainstorm:
http://maemo.org/community/brainstor...igation_on_ovi
Nokia should implement free turn by turn navigation on OVI. Although it’s a difficult decision for Navteq, it’s better to make it now, while in the position of world best map supplier. The model should be; the users add corrections and traffic information to the available maps.
It shouldn't be THAT difficult a decision. My friend has a 5800 Xpress Music and HE has turn by turn as standard, for a phone which costs about half as much as the N900 if not less.

Of course we should get it too, we are paying a small fortune for this device and if it wasn't Linux/Open Source based I am not sure I would even think twice about it. Software wise we are getting very little for our money, with 80% being open source.