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Old 05-04-2007, 05:07 AM
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Christopher Price is starting in the wrong direction
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Originally Posted by nuguy

However, carriers seem to have dificulty using it in a WinMobile environment (lack of instructions?). So they can't charge us for the nav features.

So why not open it up to consumers?
You nailed it. They want a closed API to charge folks like TeleNav and Garmin to access it... and keep free apps like Google Maps out.

And yes, it's that simple. Verizon says they're working on one... Sprint hasn't confirmed they are or not.
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