Vodafone's Wayfinder is first victim of free smartphone navigati...

Courtesy Engadget  Fri, 03/12/2010 - 04:18

Back in January 2009, as Vodafone was preparing to close a £20 million ($30 million) deal to buy Swedish mapmaker Wayfinder, it was seen as a bold move from a carrier intent on entering the apparently lucrative market for location based services.

Fast forward to the present day -- past the bit where free Google Maps Navigation destroyed TomTom and Garmin share prices , and past the introduction of free turn-by-turn navigation to Nokia's Ovi Maps ...

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