Not everybody will be willing to give up 1+GB of their precious storage for map and POI data on the iPhone. Undoubtedly some will want to, but I think that's an exception rather than the rule.
And, yes, according to the current terms and conditions for the iPhone SDK, it doesn't look like navigation apps will be allowed. I suspect Apple is (a) trying to avoid lawsuits due to idiotic actions taken by GPS owners... You know what I'm talking about. .... or (b) has their own navigation software in the works and doesn't want competition.
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Not everybody will be willing to give up 1+GB of their precious storage for map and POI data on the iPhone. Undoubtedly some will want to, but I think that's an exception rather than the rule.
And, yes, according to the current terms and conditions for the iPhone SDK, it doesn't look like navigation apps will be allowed. I suspect Apple is (a) trying to avoid lawsuits due to idiotic actions taken by GPS owners... You know what I'm talking about. .... or (b) has their own navigation software in the works and doesn't want competition.