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Google to Release iOS Maps App Tonight
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"Google Maps for iOS will likely be a huge hit with iPhone users that have been plagued with problems using Apple's built-in mapping solution. Apple has received significant criticism over its mapping app, most recently when motorists in Australia became lost because of a misplaced waypoint."
Non sense! Google Maps has the same exact problem which gets less reported in the media just because it's Google and not Apple.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology...ice-warn-of-safety-concerns-from-google-maps/
Ironically Google Maps is reported to be potentially dangerous in .... Australia.
People make big stories for Apple Map but just ignore the exact same problems affecting Google Maps. So just stop the ridiculous selective critics here.
Also get the fact right, in this story in Australia, actually only one person got "lost" because he was stupid enough not to question the data that were presented to him (and obviously wrong). So I don't understand what are the "motorists in Australia" getting lost you are talking about here...
Non sense! Google Maps has the same exact problem which gets less reported in the media just because it's Google and not Apple.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/technology...ice-warn-of-safety-concerns-from-google-maps/
Ironically Google Maps is reported to be potentially dangerous in .... Australia.
People make big stories for Apple Map but just ignore the exact same problems affecting Google Maps. So just stop the ridiculous selective critics here.
Also get the fact right, in this story in Australia, actually only one person got "lost" because he was stupid enough not to question the data that were presented to him (and obviously wrong). So I don't understand what are the "motorists in Australia" getting lost you are talking about here...
So let me get this straight. It has taken them exactly 6 months to roll out a native maps app (Since the announcement of Apple Maps on June 11th), But it took them less than 2 to roll out a native youtube app.............I understand maps are more complex than youtube, but really, 3 times as long?
How are you not guilty of the same kind of thinking? Maybe you need to realize that if you infer Apple Maps sucks because it took you to the wrong place, then you can also infer that since it took me to the right place it doesn't suck. If people stopped giving ambiguous Maps sucks comments and started saying, I live in the North Pole and when I tried to go to the starbucks on candy cane lane it took me to the Elf school, then we wouldn't still be talking about this. Instead we get haters spewing hate, and I find myself doubting the validity of the claims more and more. Especially since I've driven half way across the country twice and haven't had any problems, and since more and more reviewers are saying I haven't had any problems.
Absolutely not.
Google Maps is simply a more mature product.
It's far from perfect, but years of improvements have gone into it.
Google is MUCH faster than Apple at getting POIs updated if you reported a problem.
The problems with Apple Maps are clearly down to a half baked product being touted as the best thing ever.
Whiners?
One of the worst apps on any OS. Complaints? I'm surprised they have been as calm as they have. The police in one jurisdiction had to issue a warning about the inaccuracy of the app. On a more personal level, I have found it useless. Worse than that: misleading. And from Apple.
I think it's reasonable to assume that most of us on this forum are Apple fans. Not just users, but long time customers and admirers. The Apple map app was outside our experience with Apple products. Whine? Should have been shouting. Wretched stuff.
I have been waiting for the Google map app since I first loaded iOS 6.
One of the worst apps on any OS. Complaints? I'm surprised they have been as calm as they have. The police in one jurisdiction had to issue a warning about the inaccuracy of the app. On a more personal level, I have found it useless. Worse than that: misleading. And from Apple.
I think it's reasonable to assume that most of us on this forum are Apple fans. Not just users, but long time customers and admirers. The Apple map app was outside our experience with Apple products. Whine? Should have been shouting. Wretched stuff.
I have been waiting for the Google map app since I first loaded iOS 6.
Where in Canada. My husband's from Montreal, but we haven't been there since Maps came out.
In some areas yes. In others it works just fine.
Police also have also issued a warning for Google Maps
On a personal level i've found it works fine in my area.
Come again?
Google, I am sure, would have happily offered turn-by-turn functionality but it wasn't in the original contract. Google most likely did offer it (when it was introduced or at a later point) to Apple but they also wanted a branded App. This was something Apple didn't want. So they couldn't reach an agreement.
Assuming you get it back. We haven't seen this app to know for fact what it includes
No this is a win for Steve. He hated that google was withholding turn by turn navigation, AND charging Apple some zillions of dollars to access their map data.
Anyone know how long more to the release? I'm desperate.
It hasn't even been confirmed yet!
That is my experience too, but lots of non US users are having issues apparently.
So..now they have another option.
Steve Jobs said he would never remove google maps from the iPhone. Tim's the one that eff'd this up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrt4QbPUZoU
I hear Google wanted to charge Apple the same royalty rate for turn by turn that Apple wanted to charge Samsung for rounded corners ($20 per device). That's when Apple said, "That's outrageous. Only a fool would pay for rounded corners!". That's when the negotiations fell through.