With the latest update of Here Maps, Here Drive+ was released in the Windows Store in South Africa.
Sounds like good news, doesn't it ------ WRONG!
While Here Drive and Here Drive+ was released in certain countries, free of charge, We here in South Africa and else ware have to fork out almost R500 for something Microsoft promised will be available on all Windows 8 phones and witch it gives away for free in other markets!!!
See:
HERE to introduce HERE Drive+ for all Windows Phone 8 smartphones ? Nokia – Press
What does not make sense to me is that if you look at the analysis of where Windows Phone is doing well in the world, South Africa is one of the countries it sells a lot of devices!
All the HTC owners, like me were patiently waiting for this feature to be released here now can truly feel cheated!
Moreover, I do not understand that HTC would still choose to make Windows Phone 8 devices (Don't know about Samsung) if Microsoft withholds such an important (free to certain countries on the same device) feature!
I certainly would not have bought a HTC Windows Phone 8 if I had known this from the start and will NEVER make the same mistake again!