Nokia Wants Apple To Buy Its Struggling Here Maps Division

According to a report from Bloomberg, Nokia is targeting Apple as a potential buyer for its maps business. Nokia has recently been trying to sell its HERE Maps division due to it losing revenue. The report claims that Nokia is seeking around $3.2 billion for its maps business. Nokia first bought the mapping assets in 2008 for $8.1 billion.

Apple has been using crowdsourcing to improve a lot of its Maps features, but the addition of data from Nokia HERE could improve its offering and make it a stronger competitor to Google Maps.

Earlier this year, Nokia launched its HERE mapping app on iPhone and we noted at the time that it was a true competitor to Apple Maps and Google Maps. The app is still available on the App Store for free.