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Last night I updated my brand new Lumia 650 and... Voila! Suddenly the map of Iran is disappeared from the list of offline maps.
Now as far as I know there hasn't been any new sanctions against Iran since yesterday.
So... To remove an existing feature just for fun, well, that's a new level of low, even for M$!!
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Read the previous answers. Microsoft has nothing to do with this situation. Also, post in English or use the Arabic forums.
Persian and Arabic language may look like the same (especially in writing), but in fact most of Iranian can't even say greeting in Arabic language, so please don't refer them to the "Arabic" forums.
* Offcourse they should write in English here, it's obvious and I know that. Just wanted to light up.
Read the previous answers. Microsoft has nothing to do with this situation. Also, post in English or use the Arabic forums.
Persian and Arabic language may look like the same (especially in writing), but in fact most of Iranian can't even say greeting in Arabic language, so please don't refer them to the "Arabic" forums.
* Offcourse they should write in English here, it's obvious and I know that. Just wanted to light up.
Sorry for getting it wrong, I guess that "Arabic" is the name that people who are unfamiliar with those languages will use as a common name. Not necessarily correct, but the intention is a positive one.
This is discriminatory and definitely will damage Microsoft/Nokia Market in Iran. I have had 3 Lumias so far just for the map. Now that it is removed I hope all Iranians stop buying any Lumia phone again. lets teach them a consumer lesson.
This is discriminatory and definitely will damage Microsoft/Nokia Market in Iran. I have had 3 Lumias so far just for the map. Now that it is removed I hope all Iranians stop buying any Lumia phone again. lets teach them a consumer lesson.
Again: the maps are provided by HERE.
HERE doesn't provide Iran maps anymore to any device, be it a Windows Phone, Android or iOS.
This is He said she said type of game and totally unacceptable! why not blaming QUALCOMM to provide you the CPU? The final assembled product has Microsoft/Nokia brand on it and it is your product, your platform and your provider. Why not you go back to Here and asked them to bring it back? When I was buying your product in the specs you officially named Here as your map supplier. So Stop playing a cheap shot and blaming it on Here. Just rise a ticket and asked them to bring it back otherwise as I said to Iranians :"DON'T BUY MICROSOFT PHONES". It is our rights to get what we have paid for. If you lose your cash market in Iran don't blame it on Here blame it on yourself. The mighty market of Iran which pays cash for your phones unlike many countries in EU and Americas which pay the price in installments for months if not years.
