Nokia: Maps free for a week

Apparently, I am no longer the only person developing a strong hatred against Nokia’s “oh-so-cool” navigation crapware which annoys the hell out of people who have just purchased a 700 Euro phone. Its permanent buy-this-buy-that crap is seriously going on my nerves…

Instead of fixing the program by making it less obnoxious, Nokia now tries to go the promotion route. They launched a huge ad campaign all over Austria, and have now begun to give away free 1-week trials:

In case anyone of you feels like a free trial, hit this link and enter your phone number…

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