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Google Employees Suggest Apple Approval of Google Maps App 'Unlikely'
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This sounds like Google 'are going' to be breaking iTunes app store policies and they're trying to make it sounds like their being victimised. This isn't the first time they've said this, but if their app is within the rules, I imagine Apple will allow it, there are loads of others that use Google's maps... I'm just suspicious that they're whinging and whining when they haven't even submitted it yet for approval. Perhaps its because they'll be using it to gather details like they did with the vans, hoarding the illegally gathered details even after they told the authorities they'd deleted it...
Fud
More Google FUD. They really have learned well from 90's Microsoft. Play off of others fears to hide your own evil intentions. Google doesn't want to make a good mapping app for iOS because mapping is a clear differentiator between iOS and Android.
More Google FUD. They really have learned well from 90's Microsoft. Play off of others fears to hide your own evil intentions. Google doesn't want to make a good mapping app for iOS because mapping is a clear differentiator between iOS and Android.
As others have said, Apple will only deny it if they use private APIs. Based off of their pessimism, I'm betting they are using private APIs and are going to cry foul when it gets denied even though the developer agreements clearly state any apps that use private APIs will be denied.
Google has obviously weighed the benefit of having their app on an iOS device against their vested interest in having something that gives Android an edge.
Why would Google have a big-picture Interest in enhancing the experience for iOS users?
In the long run they would be better off keeping their edge for droid users. This is simply an excuse for a cold corporate decision.
Well played, google, well played.
Why would Google have a big-picture Interest in enhancing the experience for iOS users?
In the long run they would be better off keeping their edge for droid users. This is simply an excuse for a cold corporate decision.
Well played, google, well played.
well look at the mess with google voice and getting that approved. It magically got approved when Apple was being investigated by the FTC. My guess because Apple knew they would be screwed if it was allowed to go completely threw. I would not be surprised to see it happen again with Google maps.
On things Apple knows it sucks at and can not really complete at they cheat to block the better alternatives.
Yeah because their other apps are so terrible, with their better voice recognition, insanely fast video and speak in and out live translation. Google's obviously phoning it in.
iOS Google Search/Voice search isn't the best example since that got delayed in approval purgatory for a full 2 months (it was submitted the week before it was announced on the 8th August).
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I believe you are correct about Google sending out disinformation. Probably want to build pressure on Apple ahead of time to approve the app or, as you said, get some to switch to Android before they ever submit the app.
Before getting too worked up over this you do understand that this is not fact but pure speculation. Apple would be unlikely to get away with not approving it as it would contain significant extra functionality not native in iOS. That is however unless Google want to include some kind of info gathering that they know is against app store rules, wouldn't put that past them.
As I wrote earlier, the latest Google Voice update seems to have it's share of problems. Their YouTube app with no iPad resolution support is complete crap. And their Street View interface via HTML still doesn't have fish-eye corrections and the maps are still bit-mapped tiles with no offline support. And still, no usable turn-by-turn directions. And those are just the issues off the top of my head. So let's not canonize them for sainthood just yet.
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Lack of good Android hardware, significant money spent on iOS apps, contract terms?
That is what I am thinking, too. It makes no sense to say the things they are saying. Google knows it and we know it that, of course, Apple would approve their map app - just like nearly everything else.
How is the GSIII with its QUAD core processor lack of good Android hardware? I know the Note 2 is a big but the hardware in that is excellent. Blowing any future iPhone right out of the water.
Maybe. I think its mostly fashion, though. Most Android users are either pimply tech-geeks, or poor people.
(OK, I guess there's also a third category of insecure guys who bought an android phone because it has a bigger screen.)
Before the "Maps" application, Apple paid Google lots of money to use their map data. Now Apple doesn't pay Google a penny for the map data. Maybe that's goal achieved already.
You know that the dual-core A6 already blows the quad-core GSIII out of the water, both in terms of CPU and graphics performance, right?
5+ years of Google Maps iOS and no Turn-By-Turn... We were probably never going to get it because Google favored Android, which I do not blame them for at all...
Apple Maps is going to get better... Google Maps was unreliable at the start as well, no company is perfect. I do not understand why Google seems to be considered the "Good Guy" in this scenario... At least Apple decided to step up and do it themselves to finally give us the features Google wouldn't.
Finally having Turn-by-Turn on my phone has been great for me and my GF. Google Maps almost made me crash several times as I tried to look at the phone to make sure I did not miss the turn.
Also, when I missed my exit because someone decided to cut me off, it auto-corrected the route for me no problem using the next exit.
Apple Maps is going to get better... Google Maps was unreliable at the start as well, no company is perfect. I do not understand why Google seems to be considered the "Good Guy" in this scenario... At least Apple decided to step up and do it themselves to finally give us the features Google wouldn't.
Finally having Turn-by-Turn on my phone has been great for me and my GF. Google Maps almost made me crash several times as I tried to look at the phone to make sure I did not miss the turn.
Also, when I missed my exit because someone decided to cut me off, it auto-corrected the route for me no problem using the next exit.