Comments for Thusgaard.com 2010

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by Jakob Thusgaard

Jakob Thusgaard — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:26:23 +0000

That may not be a problem of yours. Actually I seem to be having some challenges with this new layout I’ve chosen. Seems like the easy alternative is to change to something else. :-/

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by suyog

suyog — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:11:35 +0000

@Jakob, just happened to visit your blog today, liked it , simple, well thought. Hey but one issue, i dont know if thats only with me.
I see on your blog main page all posts under featured and latest headlines garbled, I mean i dont see them properly.
I have tried in with Google Chrome 5.0 Dev version and Firefox 3.0 on Ubuntu 9.04. I will try on Windows and check.

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by E71 user

E71 user — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:14:32 +0000

waiting for free ovi maps

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by El Marko

El Marko — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:57:31 +0000

The navigational software present is only one small factor in my decision as to which smartphone to buy. How I feel I am treated, as a company’s customer, is a significant factor in my decision as to whether I’m going to buy again, from that company.

I bought the E71, in mid-2009, even though it didn’t have free turn-by-turn navigation. Given Nokia’s decision to deny me free turn-by-turn navigation now, I’ll give a long, hard look at their competitors, for my future phone purchases.

If Nokia were the only phone to offer turn-by-turn navigation, the logic that I might purchase another phone from them, to get that feature, might hold water. But, theirs are not the only phones with that feature.

It doesn’t pay to treat your existing customers badly.

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by Tony Blenk

Tony Blenk — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:28:16 +0000

Definitely a bad PR move not to include other models as their advertising featured the statement “Free navigation for all!” which is clearly not the case, for now at least. I, for one, refuse to pay for licenses when it’s free for other customers.

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by Jakob Thusgaard

Jakob Thusgaard — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:06:36 +0000

@Paulysworld, _bjorn, and MyE63: Thank you for countering my argument. I hope the two of you are right and that Nokia delivers on its promise to legacy users ASAP.

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by MyE63

MyE63 — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:39:19 +0000

Yeah I was in the online press release and they also mentioned that phones such as the E71 will be able to get free navigation. Question is, when? Love the new navigation software though!

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by _bjorn

_bjorn — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:52:57 +0000

I don’t agree with you on this one. First, there was, if I’m not mistaken, an official anouncement that other, older devices would follow, probably in March. Second, I think that Nokia will benefit in PR terms by also adding this almost unique service to older devices. On the short term it will cost them, on the long haul it will bind customers to their brand. I’m not a marketing expert, but there are a lot of Nokia users out there who keep buying Nokia devices because they have grown familiar with the UI and services. I’m one of them. If I have the chance to try this on my current device, the chance of buying a Nokia device again will rise. That’s the way I see it and I hope Nokia will too

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by Paulysworld

Paulysworld — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:11:23 +0000

I have been assured that they would be making this available for legacy phones. I have N95 8GB, but my patience is wearing thin waiting. I love their products, but they continue to make bad PR moves like this and they will be finished in north America. I am in Canada, long time user me Nokia, but this could end very soon android (specifically the Motorola milestone) is starting to look pretty good to me these days. The longer they continue to ignore the more damage they do. From a PR standpoint EPIC FAIL!

Comment on Free Ovi Maps Navigation on Nokia E72 unlikely to show on E71 by Paul Gailey

Paul Gailey — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:15:49 +0000

I´m an E71 owner (the phone recently lost in a fight with the concrete pavement) and I would really like to try OviMaps to see if it´s worth me staying with a Nokia handset.

I will now probably use Google Maps as a precursor to changing to Android when my contract expires though.