European bound Motorola Milestone giveth and taketh… [Update]

Motorola here in the states is enjoying a building hype as the Droid launch approaches. Now just 4 days away, many smartphone users are salivating at the awesomeness that awaits them. An early review of a pre-release Milestone by Mobile-Review’s Eldar Murtazin sheds light on a happy/sad moment for Milestone hopefuls. In lieu of the fact that it’s a Monday morning, I’ll start with the “giveth”.

• Giveth: The Motorola Milestone will feature multi-touch support in it’s final build of Android 2.0.

• Taketh: Google Navigation with turn-by-turn directions will not be immediately available on the Milestone for at least the first three months…
  Ouch. Such a bittersweet moment. On one side of the coin European users get access to the most requested feature on Android — multi-touch. On the other hand, Google’s recently released and market changing “Google Navigation” with turn-by-turn features will not be available at launch and up to 3+ months afterwards.

Again, this is a pre-release, early ROM. It’s quite possible that Google Nav could crop up in subsequent builds. Though Eldar’s comments seem to hint otherwise. Whatever the case, it’s sure a slight disappointment for European Android users.

**Update: Well that was fast. A few Engadget readers have pointed out that the Milestone will in fact, not come with Google Navigation. Instead, the Milestone will come featuring MOTONAV turn-by-turn directions. At least it’s something. Will it be as good as Google’s offering…?

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