Google Moving Closer to Submitting Maps App for iOS as Eddy Cue Works to Improve Apple's Maps

[Vodka]

Do you actually have any statistical evidence to support that claim? Because it doesn't appear that Apple Maps is *actually* any worse than Google Maps was.

http://blog.tabini.ca/2012/09/old-maps-vs-new-maps/

seeing as apple in the face of tim cook for the first time started pouring s%#t on their opponents(nexus, or what was there) on the ipad mini presentation, it would not be a surprise if apple themselves are behind this link and other BS opinions in this thread
that's some low game from apple we start to see

 

[Marbles1]

It seems as if Apple is focussing on the USA, and perhaps a couple of larger cities outside. This is to be expected, but will be reflected in usage.

I did some work for a very large telecoms company here in the UK. Their staff were given iphones and told to do a few things

1) disable iMessage as it's unreliable.
2) don't use Apple Maps to find remote offices or related retail outlets
3) disable siri as it wastes battery and is annoying for colleagues.

 

[tbrinkma]

I doubt it'd make a difference if you reported it a million times (save probably getting your access banned). One person should only ever count as one vote, otherwise anyone could just repeatedly submit a fake report and get it added. Corroboration from more than one source is key here to avoid more errors (deliberate or otherwise).

Exactly! (Do people *really* not get that? )

 

[The Phazer]

Apple maps and navigation work perfectly for me. I'm perfectly content.

Well that certainly changes the fact it's a completely unmittigated disaster if you're trying to look for POI in London! It was apparently just my imagination.

 

[SvK]

ok...im officially mad.

MAPS works great for turn by turn directions.
It has successfully navigated me to various locations o. roadtrips, time and time again.

So some places are messed up. Big deal. It'll get fixed. This is so blown out of proportion.

TRy this :
While in your car say this to SIRI: "SIRI, give me turn by turn directions to the closest gas station."

....you'll never take your eyes of the road. it just works.

 

[The Phazer]

Do any of you actually have any statistical evidence to support that claim? Because it doesn't appear that Apple Maps is *actually* any worse than Google Maps was.

http://blog.tabini.ca/2012/09/old-maps-vs-new-maps/

tl;dr version: Google Maps is more likely to return a result (*any* result) for a search, but those results are *less* likely to be accurate than the results returned by Apple Maps. (At least for Ontario, Canada.) If anyone else has seen any other analysis other than "Hey this web site says Apple Maps sucks!", let me know.

Well you certainly didn't read it.

This test doesn’t really tell us anything about how accurate the maps are, however, both because of the small data set, and because of the test’s nature

 

[tbrinkma]

seeing as apple in the face of tim cook for the first time started pouring s%#t on their opponents(nexus, or what was there) on the ipad mini presentation, it would not be a surprise if apple themselves are behind this link and other BS opinions in this thread
that's some low game from apple we start to see

Conspiracy theory much?

Seriously, you're going to claim (without any evidence to back it up) that Apple was behind the initial article (still referenced in what I linked) that blasted them about their accuracy and then a subsequent article which did the comparison to Google Maps using the *same* data, and showed that there wasn't much difference between the two?

Or do you just think that anything favorable to Apple must only come from Apple?

 

[The Phazer]

ok...im officially mad.

MAPS works great for turn by turn directions.
It has successfully navigated me to various locations o. roadtrips, time and time again.

So some places are messed up. Big deal. It'll get fixed. This is so blown out of proportion.

TRy this :
While in your car say this to SIRI: "SIRI, give me turn by turn directions to the closest gas station."

....you'll never take your eyes of the road. it just works.

Unless you're in central London, where I just tried this and it recommended I go to a "supermarket" (actually a corner shop) a mile away, which doesn't actually sell petrol at all.

Meanwhile, the nearest petrol station is 200 yards away. I can see it out of my window.

"It just works" is a stupid thing to say when it doesn't work. At all.

 

[MikeyMike01]

lol. good luck with the internet.

It's sad how Google has engorged themselves all over the Internet. I do what I can to avoid them, but I'm not foolish enough to think that I can do it completely.

 

[tbrinkma]

Well you certainly didn't read it.

So, a small data set of 2000+ known points used to compare the two systems is less accurate than a bunch of completely unspecific, anecdotal claims? If you're going to claim that the linked study can't be used (at all) to compare relative accuracy, then nobody should be able to complain about it because they're working from *SMALLER* sets of data.

And, here, let me include the whole section you picked a short quote from. (Apparently, even the tl;dr version was too much for you.)

The highlights
This is a really long post, although it was fun to write, so here are the important points upfront:

• Google data isn’t much better than Apple data, at least as far as this test is concerned
• Google always returns a result, while Apple only seems to return results when they are a precise match, possibly explaining why the latter’s data appears to be less complete
• This test doesn’t really tell us anything about how accurate the maps are, however, both because of the small data set, and because of the test’s nature

The reason the test "doesn’t really tell us anything about how accurate the maps are" is because it only compares the Ontario, Canada area. That makes it impossible to draw strong conclusions about the app world wide. However, it *does* indicate that things may not be as bad as so many people claim (with even less evidence to back them up).

This is the most thorough analysis I've been able to find, and it shows there's not really any significant difference between the accuracy of the two maps (at least for Ontario, Canada).

If you have better data, provide it.

If you're just disagreeing with it because it doesn't match your own preconceptions and biases, admit it and move on.

 

[Bilbo63]

Google does not sells your data to advertisers, this is a very common and widespread misconception.

Perhaps not, but Google does harvest our information and they do store information on all of us.

Ever since Google deliberately bypassed privacy settings in Safari so they can continue to harvest our data against our wishes, I lost all respect for the company. In my eyes, they proved that they cannot be trusted. I avoid anything Google. The less information they gather on people the better.

 

[mohsy90]

It's sad how Google has engorged themselves all over the Internet. I do what I can to avoid them, but I'm not foolish enough to think that I can do it completely.

Hey they're good at what they do. I have high hopes for Google in the future. They're expanding into new networks, increasing competition and lowering prices. Things like google fiber and their recent plans to move into the cellular network game has me excited.

There's no problem in liking both Google and Apple.....hopefully I haven't committed blasphemy by stating that here.

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Perhaps not, but Google does harvest our information and they do store information on all of us.

Ever since Google deliberately bypassed privacy settings in Safari so they can continue to harvest our data against our wishes, I lost all respect for the company. In my eyes, they proved that they cannot be trusted. I avoid anything Google. The less information they gather on people the better.

If I dont recall, Apple was tracking iPhone users just the way Google was tracking its users via cookies. Apple was using data location to target ads, same way google was. No company nowadays can be trusted. Behind the scenes they're always cooking up something that violates our privacy for their profits.

 

[CplBadboy]

Cannot wait to have a Google Map app back in the store. Couldnt care less for Apple Maps now. They had their chance and blew it.

 

[ChrisTX]

What about it? There is one in AppStore.

Why did you edit out the part where he said "iPad"? The iPhone YouTube app just isn't cutting it. It's a shame that post Steve Jobs Apple has really fallen apart in less than a year.

 

[CplBadboy]

Perhaps not, but Google does harvest our information and they do store information on all of us.

Ever since Google deliberately bypassed privacy settings in Safari so they can continue to harvest our data against our wishes, I lost all respect for the company. In my eyes, they proved that they cannot be trusted. I avoid anything Google. The less information they gather on people the better.

What!! Are you forgetting all the date that Apple harvested too including tracking and handed it all over to the FBI and CIA a few months back. If anything Apple is a bigger culprit.

 

[codefuns]

Do clients invent as well? Oh, sorry i forgot. Invention brings no money.

Rejecting google map because apple's map is not better than it? you call this a invention?
no, it is not a invention, it happens every where in this world, we call it childish for children, and selfish, greedy, overbearing in adult's world.
It is not a invention, or at least not a invention from apple, because chinese gov do this kind of things many years ago, they take 200% or 300% tax for each foreign car sold in china to protect their own car company.
IF YOU CALL THIS A INVENTION, it is not "brings no money", it brings to much money!!!

 

[MikeyMike01]

There's no problem in liking both Google and Apple.....hopefully I haven't committed blasphemy by stating that here.

My disdain of Google is completely unrelated to Apple. It's solely based on their abhorrent business model.

 

[Oletros]

My disdain of Google is completely unrelated to Apple. It's solely based on their abhorrent business model.

Why is abhorrent?

 

[codefuns]

My disdain of Google is completely unrelated to Apple. It's solely based on their abhorrent business model.

so do you have any suggestions about it? make service for people as well as making money to run the company?

 

[Luis Ortega]

Do any of you actually have any statistical evidence to support that claim? Because it doesn't appear that Apple Maps is *actually* any worse than Google Maps was.

Oh stop talking ****.
On apple maps, my town is misnamed, the satellite views of different areas of the country are nothing but clouds and the magnification is less when you try to zoom in.

 

[mohsy90]

My disdain of Google is completely unrelated to Apple. It's solely based on their abhorrent business model.

You have no idea what you're talking about. Please explain to me what makes Googles business model so "abhorrent" compared to any other company? What honestly disgusts you about Google??

 

[BvizioN]

Rejecting google map because apple's map is not better than it? you call this a invention?

Please don't try to put words in my mouth. I never said that.

 

[codefuns]

Please don't try to put words in my mouth. I never said that.

But that is all I am talking about in my first post, and that post was refuted by you?

 

[BvizioN]

Why did you edit out the part where he said "iPad"?.

And you know that mister genius.... exactly how? He never mention iPad on his original comment, he did edit his comment! And guess what? Other forumers did see his comment before he did edit. So unless you are sure before you acuse somebody about something, i suggest you st fu.

 

[ndpitch]

I haven't read all of the other comments, but if there's one thing I wished worked better with Apple Maps, it would be POI searching. I can't tell you how many times I've searched for something, and it pulls up something completely different in somewhere like London. Wtf?

You pretty much have to enter an address directly for it to find what you're looking for.