"As of today, Google Maps is going offline!"

[b24pgg]

Is that why they took Navigation away from iOS? My understanding, and I could be wrong, is that they wanted Android to have something that iOS did not. Isn't that being exclusive?

You are.

Google says its navigation will come to iPhone, if Apple approves (October 28, 2009)

"Apple is a close partner," a Google spokesperson told AppleInsider Wednesday. "Millions of users experience Google Maps on the iPhone. We will continue to work with Apple to bring innovation, including Latitude and Navigation, to users but you'll have to speak to Apple about availability."

 

[DroidConvert]

You are.

Google says its navigation will come to iPhone, if Apple approves (October 28, 2009)

I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again.

Thanks for clarifying that.

 

[Mad Mac Maniac]

Then you simply don't get it.

Google has always been about market penetration, not exclusivity.

I never said they should be exclusive. But when you build a tablet OS (one that desperately needs attention) you would think you would want to promote it at your media event. If they did a demo on each, that's one thing. But I'm pretty sure it was ONLY demo'd on iOS. Also, it's just an odd thing to do. Like if Microsoft announced office 2013 and at media event only showed in on a Mac.

Is that why they took Navigation away from iOS? My understanding, and I could be wrong, is that they wanted Android to have something that iOS did not. Isn't that being exclusive?

no. First iOS never had navigation, so it could never have been "taken away". Semantics aside, Apple actually built (and is responsible for updates to) the maps app so we can't necessarily blame google for that. I'm sure there was some collaboration between Apple and Google that would have been necessary to do so and I have a feeling that Apple is the more likely candidate to refuse to collaborate. Especially because now the new maps will seem like a huge leap but if it already had the full features that Android maps has, it would seem like a much smaller improvement or possibly even no improvement at all.

edit: whooops, I didn't see there was a page 2... Apparently this was already addressed

 

[Apple...]

I've been wrong before and I'll be wrong again.

Thanks for clarifying that.

Google makes more money from the iPhone than they do Android, so of course they would want it on iOS.

 

[matttye]

Anyone want a TomTom?