Strategy Analytics asked 625 automotive consumers in the US and Western Common Market what they used to assistance them get to where the need to go, and the resolution is Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Maps. Despite not having real number time turn by turn seafaring, or some pillock famous person part giving you instructions, Google Maps is what consumers trust and manipulation the most, and I can’t say that I’m surprised. Nokia (NYSE: NOK), who is trying to push Maps on Ovi, or Nokia Maps, or Ovi Maps, or whatever they’re going to call it next month, is all about shoving an endless measure of features into their solution. Nokia Maps has twist by turn seafaring, the ability to parting bread crumbs, walker seafaring, reach support, information about points of interest provided by 3rd parties such as Lonely Planet, but the one matter that really matters, hell the only thing that really matters, search, is down right terrible.
I live in Helsinki, which is a 20 hour bus ride away from Espoo, where Nokia has their global head quarters. I can’t discovery that building with Nokia Maps, I rich person to use Google Maps. “Search Nearby” is also a feature Google Maps excels at, giving me the location of my nearest R-Kioski (Suomi corner store) or Alko (government activity owned alcohol shops that sell hard drink with > 5% alcohol). Nokia has 3D rendition of important monuments, and I finally figured out wherefore that is, because the service is too poor to actually bring you to those monuments so you’re leaving to rich person to enjoy them on your tiny blind.
[Via: Business Wire]
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