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		lucian1900 on Sept 17, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon Maps API On Android, the Google Maps API is part of "Google APIs", not "Android APIs". Since they have their own Android fork essentially, they get the latter, but not the former. So now they've built an equivalent for the former.

seldo on Sept 17, 2012 [–]

Ah, gotcha. But still Google's map data, not some new source, yes?

mun2mun on Sept 17, 2012 | | [–]

I think map data is from Nokia[1]. API interface may be same as Google API's.

[1]http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/09/17/nokia-confirms-amazo...

bradddd on Sept 17, 2012 | | | [–]

Yeah. That's how I read it. They're just making it easier to use on their own devices.

mbesto on Sept 17, 2012 | | | [–]

So the title is terribly misleading?

suninwinter on Sept 17, 2012 | | [–]

It's more likely UpNext's data.

http://gigaom.com/2012/07/02/exclusive-amazon-buys-3d-mappin...

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