And from what I have heard, Google was wanting ad hooks into iOS. That is a big problem I have with Google/Android: their publicly stated goal is ads throughout the OS in Android, not just in apps. It is likely they were pushing for the same in iOS.
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And from what I have heard, Google was wanting ad hooks into iOS. That is a big problem I have with Google/Android: their publicly stated goal is ads throughout the OS in Android, not just in apps. It is likely they were pushing for the same in iOS.
If Apple EVER rejects Google's Maps app, I swear... this is ****ing ********. Microsoft would've gotten a 500 billion anti-trust fine for that. Just like that EU 10% of all revenue fine BS because of lack of browsing choice popup on installation of Windows 7 SP1. And what about UIWebView lacking the JS Nitro engine? Isn't that killing competition? The only reason I don't use Chrome on iOS is because of that.
I wish the legal system would apply equally for everyone.
I wish the legal system would apply equally for everyone.
Biggest thing I've noticed is illegal directions - but Oregon is a state that prohibits U-Turns unless signage explicitly allows it at an intersection.
Google sniffs your email to target you with ads, or worse. They closely monitor your browsing to do the same. They are parsing your personal info from any number of internet sources to create a file on you deeper in understanding than any family member knows you.
So you go ahead and use Google Maps. Let Google know where, when, and how you leave home. I'm sure that their info will be kept close to the vest.
Friends, Google is evil. Use them for anything and they own you...you just don't realize it yet. You have no privacy - whatever you don't post on WasteBook is being culled and categorized by Google.
So you go ahead and use Google Maps. Let Google know where, when, and how you leave home. I'm sure that their info will be kept close to the vest.
Friends, Google is evil. Use them for anything and they own you...you just don't realize it yet. You have no privacy - whatever you don't post on WasteBook is being culled and categorized by Google.
The targeted ads are coming! The targeted ads are coming! Dead is your freedom, run!
Please...paranoid much?
I mean it is not like Apple secretly tracked your location via the iPhone or anything, no...they didn't do that.
The awkward moment when you realise you're dependent on Google to make your Apple phone functional.
not really...
Sheep 'til the very end. Apple never did that! ...oh wait.
Who cares about sharing location and browsing with Google? They offer so much for free in exchange. What are you scared of? How would Google survive otherwise?
Ahhhh I think I just spotted a connoisseur of excellent software implementation. You good sir must still be running a flawless install of windows ME.
/golf clap
The targeted ads are coming! The targeted ads are coming! Dead is your freedom, run!
Please...paranoid much?
I mean it is not like Apple secretly tracked your location via the iPhone or anything, no...they didn't do that.
I can at least be sure what whatever information Apple has about me stays within Apple, rather than being sold to 3rd parties for advertising purposes. In short, given the choice between parking my data with Apple or Google, I will choose Apple every time.
Yes, I know Google does all this as a main revenue stream so they can continue offering us these services. So in a sense, it is more of a mutual tradeoff, rather than a free service. Stop making Google sound so altruistic.
Nor does it mean I accept it, just that I tolerated it then for lack of a better alternative. This is why I jumped onto IOS6 the moment it was released, despite knowing how cocked-up their maps were. And the fact is I am enjoying Apple Maps for their cleaner interface and faster loading times, despite their many flaws.
Call me a sheep if you want. I am sticking with Apple maps, and here is one person who won't be downloading google maps when it gets released.
Nice suggestion, but the inverted colors while nice and dark are not optimized well at all, not really the answer. For now I use other apps at night.
Well, us Europeans are having a horrible experience.
I can't find anything in London!
Google solds the same amount of information to 3rd companies as Apple do, nothing, nada, zing.
I am not buying it. Before using Apple map, I can use google map ONLY for location searching. With Apple map, I can even get rid of other Navi apps.
The awkward moment when you realise you're dependent on Google to make your Apple phone functional.
Very true!!
Although functional not probably the best word. Maybe more like "a pleasure to use".
We don't know all the details. Knowing Apple they probably wanted Google to make changes or have control of it somehow.
I care about Flyover. It looks nice and lets me see EVERY side of the building and fly over the place instead of just one side of the building. I can look over roofs and see what's up there. Google Maps Streetview just looks cool and pretty though which Flyover does too sometimes.
I'm trying to give Apple Maps a chance. i think for vanilla address searches, if you're careful how you type it in to the search box, it's 95% good now. It seems to know most towns and areas of towns in the UK. But so what? Every cheap satnav does that...
The real issue is the sparse and largely inaccurate POI/Business data and the crude search engine that is very fussy about how you phrase searches. This makes it so patchy as to be useless.
The real issue is the sparse and largely inaccurate POI/Business data and the crude search engine that is very fussy about how you phrase searches. This makes it so patchy as to be useless.
Totally Agree. I have submitted a lot of changes to my area but absolutely nothing has changed since the maps came out. Not very good service.
Find one report indicating that Google has sold information to 3rd parties... just one. I don't particularly like Google either, but fair is fair.
Why wouldn't Apple let it in
The whole reason why Apple wanted its own Maps app was that Google would not allow an update to the Google maps app on Android. The free turn-by-turn is a selling point for Android. So Apple got its own solution ready. At various points, they tried to get Google to let them use the turn-by-turn in Apple's app -- it was always an Apple app with Google data -- but as they say, "terms could not be reached." So Google was quite pleased by the reception of Maps. That's what their whole act has been about. Keep the free Maps turn-by-turn for their own platform. Then they waited until release and made a series of fake-sorrowful statements about how sad they were not to have something on iOS, and how they'd be happy to make a version for Apple but, well, maybe mean old closed Apple wouldn't let them on their dumb store. 'Cause that's the way they are, man, Apple is just closed, closed, closed, and we're open.
It's bull. It doesn't matter to Apple if Google Maps is on the iDevices. It's a recognition that Google has good apps and Maps are the best. The ITC gave them a rap on the knuckles with Google Voice.
Here's the thing. We don't know what the negotiations were with Google and Apple for years before. Surprisingly, there's no trust between the companies. Google recently started "openly" wanting money for the map data, you know? Would they want big bucks for the app and then for the data? Google, believe me, will not send anything to the Apple Store without heavy negotiations. But by putting on this opener-than-thou bull, this is all marketing. Deal-making.
Google knows very well that HTC is paying a royalty. The biggest court case so far found Samsung guilty. Money award. How much royalties? Is there a negotiation? It seems like Samsung has decided they like the free OS. Samsung's not starving. They could pay a royalty per phone, because they copied. Looks to me like Cook is not going to let these things go on forever.
This story ends with a deal with Google. Another year or two.
The whole reason why Apple wanted its own Maps app was that Google would not allow an update to the Google maps app on Android. The free turn-by-turn is a selling point for Android. So Apple got its own solution ready. At various points, they tried to get Google to let them use the turn-by-turn in Apple's app -- it was always an Apple app with Google data -- but as they say, "terms could not be reached." So Google was quite pleased by the reception of Maps. That's what their whole act has been about. Keep the free Maps turn-by-turn for their own platform. Then they waited until release and made a series of fake-sorrowful statements about how sad they were not to have something on iOS, and how they'd be happy to make a version for Apple but, well, maybe mean old closed Apple wouldn't let them on their dumb store. 'Cause that's the way they are, man, Apple is just closed, closed, closed, and we're open.
It's bull. It doesn't matter to Apple if Google Maps is on the iDevices. It's a recognition that Google has good apps and Maps are the best. The ITC gave them a rap on the knuckles with Google Voice.
Here's the thing. We don't know what the negotiations were with Google and Apple for years before. Surprisingly, there's no trust between the companies. Google recently started "openly" wanting money for the map data, you know? Would they want big bucks for the app and then for the data? Google, believe me, will not send anything to the Apple Store without heavy negotiations. But by putting on this opener-than-thou bull, this is all marketing. Deal-making.
Google knows very well that HTC is paying a royalty. The biggest court case so far found Samsung guilty. Money award. How much royalties? Is there a negotiation? It seems like Samsung has decided they like the free OS. Samsung's not starving. They could pay a royalty per phone, because they copied. Looks to me like Cook is not going to let these things go on forever.
This story ends with a deal with Google. Another year or two.