The best defense is good offense: Facebook should buy Nokia’s HERE maps before another company does

It’s no secret that Nokia has been touting its HERE mapping division for sale for a short time already now – and while it might seem like there are a few companies that could put the technology to good use, the most obvious options aren’t likely to shell out on the business. Google and Apple – arguably two of the players that should be most interested in buying HERE, if for nothing else, to prevent rivals from getting their hands on it – both have their own mapping systems. Even though Apple’s isn’t really as good as everyone would like it to…

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