The rumors of Here's departure have been exagerrated
Sorry pal, but repeating old catchphrases associated with Microsoft does not make you automatically correct.
The main asset for Here is their geospatial data. If Microsoft can do a better job writing an app for them and it makes the app built-in experience in Windows (desktop and mobile alike), how is it marginalising? Data collection from the users is one important aspect, and there may be surprising turns there. On that there has been no information, except that the Here apps have their own user account and the stock Maps hasn't; but it's not unreasonable to expect Microsoft and Here have some agreement on feeding in data received from the users, much like the automakers do.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
