Fixed our half fixed?
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...nger-police-warn/story-e6frf7kx-1226533592620
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...nger-police-warn/story-e6frf7kx-1226533592620
Why in the world did Apple ditch Google Maps? Was it a case of "Not Invented Here Syndrome?"
Seriously strange - I mean does Apple have a YouTube site, a Facebook clone, or what else? It's strange that they decided to ditch Google Maps.
Or why not just purchase a company like Garmin?
For all of Apple's talk about "innovation" and "invent your own stuff", why is it then that Apple is blatantly RIPPING OFF Google Maps, and quite badly at that?
Ripping off Google Maps, or just maps? Google did not invent maps. They didn't even invent digital maps, or digital maps on the internet.
Just fixing this error is not enough, Apple. You guys need to fix your whole Map database as quickly as possible, and bring Google Maps back as an interim solution .
I know, it's terrible. And MapQuest should sue Google for ripping off their product, too.
Lots of angry customers are switching to other platforms because of this, but I am still sticking around because I expect you guys to fix it very soon.
If Apple really ripped off Google Maps there won't be "life threatening issues"
I don't think that "Most people" is a very accurate description when Apple Maps are completely unusable for whole countries, particularly when these countries are some of Apple's biggest markets.Most people seem not to notice them.
EXACTLY what I wrote. Ripping off Google Maps, the PLATFORM, the features, the functions, the look-and-feel, basically EVERYTHING.
Unlike Apple however, Google isn't suing them, just making a FAR SUPERIOR product and letting the consumer decide.
Ouch. Has an app ever been labeled as "life-threatening" before?
I guess I'm going to be the jerk here. So yes, apple has screwed up maps, but the bigger problem is that people are literally using maps as a stupid guide rather than for convenience. We should use our brains when going places we are unaware of and be aware of how to retrace our steps if we are wrong. But that's just me I guess.
They should send Scott Forstall there as punishment.
Like Google has sued Apple?
Having said that, if Apple owned MapQuest NO DOUBT you'd see a lawsuit!
Still broken Apple, they haven't fixed anything. Mildura is still in the wrong spot!
I'm making fun of you. Nobody ripped off anybody.
Why in the world did Apple ditch Google Maps? Was it a case of "Not Invented Here Syndrome?"
Seriously strange - I mean does Apple have a YouTube site, a Facebook clone, or what else? It's strange that they decided to ditch Google Maps.
Or why not just purchase a company like Garmin?
"Lots?" Define lots. I don't see iOS users abandoning in droves. Hasn't the iPhone 5 boosted Apples marketplace for this quarter, indicating that people are in fact switching to the iPhone 5 from Android?
It's funny how a survey done showed something like 3/4 of iOS6 customers were "satisfied" with maps. Don't let the general press and blog community fool you into thinking that they resemble the voice of the majority. Most of the time it's a very loud and vocal minority who simply get heard over the vast majority of satisfied people. People who are always angry and nitpicky make the most noise, not people who are satisfied with their phone and instead just focus on using it rather than poking holes through it.
I'm not saying Apples maps aren't flawed and in need of serious work. But only a minority have ACTUALLY experienced real problems while USING it in the real world. People in Australia being among them. But they aren't the majority of the 500 million iOS users. In Florida, I have yet to experience any issue, and I haven't heard a single friend complain. I've even discovered new stores that weren't in GMaps due to Yelp integration. It's a shame the GREAT things in Maps get thrown aside for all the negativity and sensationalism.
This just goes to show "fixing" Apple Maps is a lot TOUGHER than people realize. Considering the worldwide negative publicity this is generating for Apple, if it was "easy" to fix it would have been done in the first hour.
And I'm making fun of YOU.
Yes, nobody "ripped off anybody", just like nobody ripped off Apple.