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Google Employees Suggest Apple Approval of Google Maps App 'Unlikely'
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I would seriously hope that Apple wouldn't block a Google Maps app. If Apple was willing to match the functionality of Google Maps (i.e. TRANSIT), I'd be alright with the decision, although not exactly pleased. But they're not. Apple Maps has worked fine for me for driving directions, but doesn't do a bit of good as far as transit directions go, and there's no app that provides anywhere near the transit coverage as Google did. I've used the web based app and it just doesn't cut it compared to what I had in iOS 5.
While Apple may not want to release it, I feel like this whole story is too high-profile at this point. I doubt they can risk the backlash on a story that's already been mainstream news.
We'll just have to wait and see, but I'd bet Apple approves it.
There's too much PR visibility on this issue to not do it and have it turn into a brand damaging PR mess (again) - and the other side of it is Apple has little to loose doing so...Apple's App is good (where it works) and will only get better and is also wired into the OS for use by other Apps no matter whether a user picks the Google Map App or not.
There's too much PR visibility on this issue to not do it and have it turn into a brand damaging PR mess (again) - and the other side of it is Apple has little to loose doing so...Apple's App is good (where it works) and will only get better and is also wired into the OS for use by other Apps no matter whether a user picks the Google Map App or not.
You do know iOS Chrome is really just a Mobile Safari skin right, heck, a lesser one since it has to use the default Javascript engine that's slower than Safari's Nitro ? Google had to compromise a lot to get it approved.
I'm not the kind to quickly leave a company, but this would 100% convince me to switch to Android.
My contract just ended, so it would be the perfect excuse to leave.
It's one thing to lock us in your ecosystem Apple, it's another to provide ****** products and no alternatives. If we're going to be limited, you better fix your crappy maps.
I currently think Apple is at least 5 years behind Google in this regard though.
My contract just ended, so it would be the perfect excuse to leave.
It's one thing to lock us in your ecosystem Apple, it's another to provide ****** products and no alternatives. If we're going to be limited, you better fix your crappy maps.
I currently think Apple is at least 5 years behind Google in this regard though.
Apple should approve it.
It doesn't change much. Since it cannot be called the Map Kit it's going to offer the type of integration that Apple Maps offers.
Approve it and watch silly people make their lives more complex.
It doesn't change much. Since it cannot be called the Map Kit it's going to offer the type of integration that Apple Maps offers.
Approve it and watch silly people make their lives more complex.
If their Maps app doesn't have Malware, then they have to submit to find out. Apple has other Google apps on the Apple App Store, so why not?
What's Google afraid of? That it might have Malware or some code that Apple doesn't want them getting access to like personal information?
I think Google is trying to get our sympathy. Pathetic attempt at it since I didn't buy their little plea of sympathy. Freaking children and their little games they play.
This this THIS a hundred million times THIS.
Just because the Guardian found "an anonymous source" saying that they don't think Apple will approve it, doesn't make it remotely true. I can bet you that Google has already cleared such an App with Apple. Any big business would prior to spending millions of dollars developing software. This isn't a smart kid in his parents basement that created a cool little hack app that gets rejected by Apple. This is Google, they aren't stupid.
They would actually be quite dumb if they don't aprove it as they would be getting themselves into a serious PR mess.
"choice" is bad to Steve Jobs. Remember he said tablets smaller than the ipad should come with sand paper to file your fingers down.
My wife hates apple maps, but I was more frustrated by the removal of the youtube app. Unfortunately, I bought my ipad 3 used and it came with ios 6 on it. So now I'm eagerly awaiting a ios6 jailbreak.
Sounds ridiculous, Apple would have little choice but to approve it given the problems it has with its own offering. The longer they leave it the more chance Apple has of getting their maps to a reasonable level where it clould be reasonably argued it just duplicates functionality in iOS. Personally I think this is just Google spreading FUD and making noise to draw attention to itself, while also trying to persuading some fence sitters to finally turn to Android.