Google Builds Free Turn-by-Turn Navigation Into Android

"What do you mean, what's the point? The point is that in cities and most other places, you'll have all the glory of google behind you. But when you head up into NW scotland for a jolly with your tent, you'll still be able to find your way."

The point made by people are it is free, and people would stop buying TomToms and Garmins all together. If Google Maps is free (it isn't because data stream via HSDPA won't be free), then what is the point of buying third party navigations or dedicated satnav any longer?

@farki80

OK, I'm confused as to what you're trying to argue for now. I was simply saying that it would be nice if, upon loss of data connection, the google software started using a built in map, like the usual satnavs do and have done for years. That way it doesn't matter if you loose data connection every so often.

@drdark, as the title reads: google is building free turn-by-turn nav for android, i'm just wondering if we would see this being available to iphone os as well... remember long time ago Apple mentioned they are not licensed to use google maps for sat-nav purpose. And this comes from google themselves, so i assume any phone with google maps should be able to use this function.