I have no idea either, but I hope they reward your friend for his/her outstanding loyalty! The last time I was surprised anybody still used aol was somewhere around 2000 or 2001. It seemed like an anomaly back then too, but I forgot all about it.
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I have no idea either, but I hope they reward your friend for his/her outstanding loyalty! The last time I was surprised anybody still used aol was somewhere around 2000 or 2001. It seemed like an anomaly back then too, but I forgot all about it.
Apple is the one that developed and put the default app on iOS. It's the same reason why Google released a separate app for Youtube after it was removed from iOS. Apple controlled it. Now Google has control over both apps, so they add turn-by-turn. Whatever makes you feel better though.
Hahaha....really? Google is a d-bag because it wanted to provide a differentiating factor / feature for folks on Android vs. iOS? How is that any different than say...a company building a walled approach to offering apps and denying approval for 3rd-party apps that too closely resembled what they offered? Hrmm... if you're going to call Google a d-bag, then please be fair and do the same with Apple.
....Oh wait, sorry, you're just a fanatic with blinders. My bad.
Apple maps works fine in my area but I know there are big problems elsewhere. Still, I'll definitely be trying this app, because I'm a Google fan as well. It better be free, though. I'm not paying for it.
I actually like the aim of apple maps better but I will definitely download the Google maps app because it just works
http://youtu.be/ZNPyFEfm1qs <---friendly youtuber link wherein I talk about apple maps
Were plenty of alternative maps when google was on the Iphone. Considering Google never had vector & Turn by Turn is one of the big reasons why. Yes the police also issued the same warning to Google maps too.
Some apps let you choose between opening links in Safari or Chrome. Why can't they do the same for Maps?
The rest of the world needs to chill out and realize that (1) lots of other mapping apps exist for iOS and are available at the tap of a finger, and (2) your map app is only as good as it works for where you do most of your travel. For the majority of us in the US it is the US, not somewhere in Northern Saskatchewan.
I think the best we can expect is for other Google apps like Chrome and Gmail to open address links in Google Maps. Kind of like how you can open URLs in Chrome from the YouTube app.
It's just people using English incorrectly, not you or the expression that is wrong.
They could quite easily do that, but most Apps usually have an embedded map so that they can overlay things onto it.
I know a few people who might respond that you are absolutely right, hence the reason evil has $100 billion in the bank...
I've yet to read a story about Google using law enforcement to intimidate and bully people into returning prototypes that their employees left in bars... No company/person/government is perfect.
Point is, Apple did the opposite of what Steve wanted in regards to maps and the Mini.
Steve wanted to keep Google Maps.
Steve didn't want a smaller iPad.
End of the complaints...... yea right!
Just look at the reviews for the youtube app...
YouTube got 4 star+ reviews in my country. Not sure what you complaining/unhappy about?
It's because the proper expression is "I couldn't care less". Most people incorrectly say "I could care less". It's a pet peeve of mine when someone says it incorrectly.
Yeah sure like this one maybe
http://dcist.com/2012/06/google_fixes_map_error_that_gave_pa.php
Corrected back to just June, this is sure a long time ago.
What do you say? I guess nothing... And you surely still find a lot of errors like that.
Now I am not defending Apple's map, please read correctly. What I am saying is that claiming that only Apple's Maps has bogus data and not Google Maps is essentially wrong.
I don't think anybody did claim that.
Apple Maps has an unusually large number of significant errors and mistakes.
This is not true of other mapping services.
The article that you just linked to is possibly the most insignificant error ever made in a map. I cannot possibly see how that would be a problem for any user of the map.
What say you to someone that's used it in LA, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Oahu with NEVER a problem. Each user will have different experiences and just because someone has had problems, doesn't mean EVERYONE will.
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Google should charge for the app. They know we would all pay $0.99 or $1.99. They would make a killing! Might even make Apple look worse than they already do!
Google should charge for the app. They know we would all pay $0.99 or $1.99. They would make a killing! Might even make Apple look worse than they already do!
