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Skobbler Withdraws From Android Market
Article by: Darren Griffin
Date: 20 Feb 2012
Skobbler has announced its decision to withdraw from the Android Market.
Their free GPS Navigation app has been a big hit on the iOS platform with over 1.5million users worldwide. Skobbler cite the success of Google's free Navigation app on Android as one of the reasons for their decision not to pursue development on that platform.
Skobbler plan instead to devote their resources to development for the iOS platform.
Android is proving a tough marketplace for many developers. Frequent OS upgrades, the wide range of devices, increasing issues with pirated apps and a lack of policing by Google are other issues of concern to developers.
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 Posted by G1LIW on Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:09 pm |
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It's strange; while it uses Open Street Maps data, it appeared to charge for the maps, which was, as I understood it, contrary to the GPL licence that OSM uses itself for its data. With that in mind, I wonder if there's anything more to this story than just lost money in an allegedly free application?
Roger, G1LIW
Google Pixel 3a XL Android Smartphone | SatNav Sygic for Android | Waze for Android | CamerAlert for Android | Blog http://rogersblant.blogspot.com/ |
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| Posted by M8TJT on Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:40 pm |
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MaFt seems to have turned from Father Christmas to something from Roswell 
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| Posted by xtraseller on Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:33 pm |
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Their lack of success of their GPS Sat Nav on the Google platform may be because most Android users are too young to drive? 
TomTom Go Live 6100, 600
Garmin DriveLux 50, D-Smart 70, NuviCam, 3598, 2699, 2798
Mio Navman 695
Nexus 6p, Apple iPhone 6sPlus and Microsoft Lumia 950xl running TomTom, Garmin, CoPilot, Navigon, Sygic, Here Drive, Google, Waze, MS Maps |
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| Posted by MaFt on Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:39 pm |
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Doubt it. I'm sure I read that Sygic have just hit 4 million downloads on Android...
MaFt
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| Posted by xtraseller on Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:16 am |
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I've not read that one, but have read this
TomTom Go Live 6100, 600
Garmin DriveLux 50, D-Smart 70, NuviCam, 3598, 2699, 2798
Mio Navman 695
Nexus 6p, Apple iPhone 6sPlus and Microsoft Lumia 950xl running TomTom, Garmin, CoPilot, Navigon, Sygic, Here Drive, Google, Waze, MS Maps |
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