If people followed this they would have crossed the main road from Melbourne to Mildura.
I'm sure there would have been a sign at that intersection saying "Mildura X Km" that way >>
Apple Maps may have some problems, but should these people really be allowed to drive if they can't read and use common sense?
theres an answer tot his madness.. its called TOMTOM
Pretty much any moron who solely relies on a phone for directions without a backup, lets say like a umm......paper printed map, deserves any problems they may encounter by doing so.
Any Publicity is good publicity. If you honestly do not know that then you know very little.
We live in an age where everyone believes they are responsible or accountable for nothing and everything is everyone else's problem.
I live in Lake Tahoe, CA. When I go into the backcountry in winter or summer I make sure I bring the essential safety equipment and make sure I tell at least 1 person where I am going, how long for in case of a problem where I don;t have to saw my arm off like a complete ******* like someone who was portrayed by James Franco.
point being that it is very well expressed in the contract with Apple and most likely also the telephone provider that any or all information or services are not guaranteed.
Everyone skips the iPhone contract and signs it on the spot because we all know everyone doesn't have 15 minutes to read a contract nor the intelligence to understand the majority of what is entailed within the contract.
It is just becoming annoying to continue hearing about stupid people having things that could have been avoided, happen to them.
Can't we just allow the stupid people to die off naturally as they are supposed to? Why this need to save the weak and ignorant? This need to coddle those who have completely no common sense?
I make mistakes in life just like everyone else out there but I get up and lick my wounds and LEARN.
To go out into some kinda rough back country, especially Australia where it is COMMONLY known to be the home of some crazy wildlife and terrain to only travel around with a iPhone only proves my point.
IF YOU CAN AFFORD AN iPHONE YOU CAN AFFORD A MAP
Local Police have been called to assist distressed motorists who have become stranded within the Murray-Sunset National Park after following directions on their Apple i-phone.
What, does Maps lead the people in Oz into a pack of dingos or something?
A bunch of overseas tourists without water in a 40 + degrees Celsius summer day? Oops flat tire
Yes, this could be dangerous. Especially in a national park where there may not be anyone in the surrounding area for days at a time,,,
I knew this wouldn't turn out well. Apple is one of the most closed companies and they've never "gotten" Internet services or been able to maintain one for more than a few years without shuttering it and starting over (except for the iTunes Store). There's a long string of failures. They didn't even get that something like iDisk was a cloud service people expect to exist indefinitely. I've not even heard of smaller companies shuttering a service and making customers download information they were paying for a company to store for them, let alone the world's biggest tech company.
Google is a company that will go out and work with anyone. They will do whatever it takes to make something work. They make partners and friends. They're like a really big university. Apple is like a historic, very small liberal arts college that decided to open a medical school in a tiny historic building with 5 foot ceilings and no indoor lighting or plumbing and wants to leave it that way to preserve the character of the building. I don't know how else to say it. They've never gotten Internet services. Their offerings have been unreliable, awkward, and slow. And the only really interesting part is that they thought they could do a mapping system.
But their vision again is so small. They didn't even want to do an mapping system the world could use. It's only on some of their devices—not even all of their devices, let alone anyone else's. It's not even a web-service, so it doesn't even work with their own apps like Contacts for example on the Mac. A company that is serious about making a mapping system would have it available in a browser, available in beta for a long time for everyone. Right now it's an *exclusive* to people who buy their newest devices, but it turned out to be an exclusive that people wish they could switch to the old system. In fact it was supposed to be one of the main features of their new products.
The other funny thing besides Apple thinking it could do maps is that other people take Apple seriously with mapping. I am fairly certain that Google Maps will be around in 20 years. I am fairly certain that Apple Maps will not be around in 20 years. Apple gives up on this stuff all the time. I don't get why Apple thought they could do it, and I don't get why other people thought they could either.
Does Apple really want to be a mapping company indefinitely? Or was this just an act of hubris? It's not what they're good at. It's not in their "DNA" to borrow an over-used phrase!
This is an area where they need to partner.
Apple should really just stop. They have never delivered services well - and Maps is now one of the biggest embarrassments to date.
Whatever they are spending to do their own Maps - it still must have been cheaper to simply use Google's data. Even if Maps gets to the point that becomes usable, how long is Apple committed to the service? A few years? Five tops? Google is obviously in it for the long haul. Streetview? Where is it Apple? Do you think the Google self-driving car is simply for R&D??? Nope - eventually those autonomous cars will be all electric, driverless and will be grabbing updated Streetviews monthly if not weekly. Apple are you ready to compete on that level? I doubt it. Apple Maps will eventually go the way of Ping or Dot Mac and everyone will forget about it. It's just another poorly implemented Apple service that will see no follow through.
Apple, save some money, stop fighting Google and just work WITH them. The combination of Google data and services with Apple interface and design works so well. It's such a missed opportunity to make everything better. Stop fighting!
That's cool for NYC, but what about other cities? For example, in Chicago, all of the public transit services are run by different companies. I live in the suburbs, and recently wanted to go to Gary IN by public transit. In order to do so, I would need to take a Pace bus to a Metra commuter rail station, transfer to a CTA L station, and then get on a Northern Indiana Commuter train. The CTA has an app, but it doesn't show the other companies routes, meaning I could only get part of the trip integrated back into the maps app. Under Google maps, all lines and transit modes are listed, so it is easy to go the route I want without having to download and configure various 3rd party apps. Long story short Apple Maps is a complete failure, and frankly I don't know why Apple keeps going with it. At this point they aught to suck it up and re-release the old Google Maps App. Apple is the best tech company at some things, but nobody is best at everything, which they simply don't seem to understand.Download iTrans NYC -- it has incredible Subway information, right down to showing all of the alternate entrance staircases for each station.
It IS total poop. I searched for a street address in Hong Kong (well I did not search for POI already) and it pinned to a hill hundreds of meters behind the street....
Cry more guy... You sound like a butt-hurt apple fan boy... In fact, I'm quite certain that's exactly what you are, so I guess I can't blame you.
That's cool for NYC, but what about other cities? For example, in Chicago, all of the public transit services are run by different companies. I live in the suburbs, and recently wanted to go to Gary IN by public transit. In order to do so, I would need to take a Pace bus to a Metra commuter rail station, transfer to a CTA L station, and then get on a Northern Indiana Commuter train. The CTA has an app, but it doesn't show the other companies routes, meaning I could only get part of the trip integrated back into the maps app. Under Google maps, all lines and transit modes are listed, so it is easy to go the route I want without having to download and configure various 3rd party apps. Long story short Apple Maps is a complete failure, and frankly I don't know why Apple keeps going with it. At this point they aught to suck it up and re-release the old Google Maps App. Apple is the best tech company at some things, but nobody is best at everything, which they simply don't seem to understand.
I take it not too many Australians have factory NAV or a Garmin in their cars? I'd never rely solely on iPhone with potential loss of reception, especially when going to the mountain or through the forest.
If people followed this they would have crossed the main road from Melbourne to Mildura (It is shown on the screen shot).
I'm sure there would have been a sign at that intersection saying "Mildura X Km" that way >>
Apple Maps may have some problems, but should these people really be allowed to drive if they can't read and use common sense?
That's cool for NYC, but what about other cities? For example, in Chicago, all of the public transit services are run by different companies. I live in the suburbs, and recently wanted to go to Gary IN by public transit. In order to do so, I would need to take a Pace bus to a Metra commuter rail station, transfer to a CTA L station, and then get on a Northern Indiana Commuter train. The CTA has an app, but it doesn't show the other companies routes, meaning I could only get part of the trip integrated back into the maps app. Under Google maps, all lines and transit modes are listed, so it is easy to go the route I want without having to download and configure various 3rd party apps. Long story short Apple Maps is a complete failure, and frankly I don't know why Apple keeps going with it. At this point they aught to suck it up and re-release the old Google Maps App. Apple is the best tech company at some things, but nobody is best at everything, which they simply don't seem to understand.