I don't know about TomTom, but both Garmin and Navigon use Navitech maps. I find both of them superior to Google for driving instructions.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Google to Show Off 'Next Dimension' of Maps on June 6
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I don't know about TomTom, but both Garmin and Navigon use Navitech maps. I find both of them superior to Google for driving instructions.
TomTom bought Teleatlas years ago.
I doubt that Google could use Navteq maps being property of Nokia
The point being that non of the major GPS device companies have any need for, or interest in, Google Maps.
Do you know of someone that has said that any GPS device maker needs Gogole Maps?
I don't understand your point, Google doesn't make cartography data, only Navteq and Teleatlas do.
Because it's the truth?
What have been the major "innovations" from Google?
Gmail? Um, mail has been around far longer - Hotmail? Excite? Etc.
Docs? Again, word processing is not an innovative feature.
Google+? Oh, geez - don't make me laugh.
Maps? Map making has been around for thousands of years and online maps is nothing new, either. Mapquest, anyone?
It will be interesting to see if the rumored screen shots we saw were google maps or Apples own map data.
No, is not the truth, your claims are simply crap, is the problem when people only has blind hatred
There isnt a smiley available that says 'are you intentionally being dumb?' but I'd be posting it here if there was.
Gmail - Came out at a time when you had to put up with flashing gif adverts everywhere and storage for around 100 emails from the likes of AOL, Hotmail and Yahoo. Gmail came out with a 1GB email service (which was HUGE at the time, most people were still using floppy disks and CD's to back stuff up).
Docs - The first truly portable, and usable online document service which could be used for free, and would store your docs for free, while at the same time allowing collaboration, obviously acquiring Writely helped greatly here.
Google+ - A fairly new social network, which despite what some people believe, is actually growing at a good pace...I'm guessing you thought Apples attempt at a social network was better... 'Ping'
Maps - At the time when Google Maps launched it was the only half decent map offering. Mapquest didn't start offering satellite based maps until 2006 (a year after Google Maps launched) and still to this day does not provide any form of streetview type maps.
From the sounds of your logic your argument is 'Whats the point in Google maps existing when map quest exists'. If thats your argument you may as well say 'why did Apple bother creating a phone when there were thousands of them around all ready' - thats how stupid we're talking here.
Your whole Google hatred is flawed, Google have created some damn fine stuff, sure they have had their fair share of flops, but what company hasn't? I just find it laughable how narrow minded a select few people can be, you seem to hate something, but dont know why.
----------
At a guess I'd say its Apple's custom 3d layer on top of Google Maps, it seems like the most logical way of working it to provide the absolue best app possible.
That being said, I cant imagine Google would be too happy about it, and would need significant licensing payment, which it looks like Apple isnt willing to pay.
Apple has reportedly been working on a new maps app solution for a long time. Hopefully, it will include voice navigation. Apple has bought a couple of companies to enhance its maps app, noteably, a company specializing in 3-D mapping tech. It will be interesting to see how Google's announcement the week before may affect the Apple keynote. If they discuss in depth, then they consider their map app superior, if it's given a quick presentation, then Google has out maneuvered Apple
Cheers !
Cheers !
Good riddance, Google Maps! In the Chicagoland area, it's wrong most of the time. I lost count of how many times Google Maps routed me to an empty lot or abandoned house instead of the actual business I was requesting.
Because google are probably overcharging for their maps. Also in cartographic terms, google maps are crap.
They call iOS' mapping API, which will instead call Apple's maps. should be seamless.
Systems. They don't sell you hardware or software, they sell you a system which is made of hardware and software. This was a common occurence in the 70s and early 80s (Atari, Commodore, Apple) and became less popular with the rise of IBM's open PC architecture where the hardware was decoupled from the software.
Still, 90% of Apple's revenue is neither hardware or software sales. It's systems. It's the iPads, iPhones, Macs. All vertically integrated Systems.
Let's stop saying "Apple is a soft/hardware company" and call a duck a duck.
----------
Overcharging to the point where Apple is ready to forgoe tons of features, buy mapping companies and dedicate ressources to work on and data center space to host this new back-end ?
No, I really don't think so Tim. This isn't about price.
----------
Yep, all good innovations. Google took ideas that were out there and made them even better. Just like Apple does. iPod, took the MP3 player to new heights.
Are you mistaking invention with innovation ?
Oh yeah, that technology is amazing. Too bad the maps we'll have hundreds of gigabits of beautiful buildings and 0.001% of Google Maps POI's. It's just pathetic anyone can think Apple can compete with Google Maps. Of course they can make an amazing app, but without Google Maps data that app is useless. That's why Sygic, Navigon, etc. have now Google Local Search.
I've heard that Google has placed restrictions on what Apple can do with Google Maps on iOS (e.g. no guided turn by turn directions). I imagine that Apple has to get into maps if it wants to compete on this front.
People keep repeating that, can we get a source on that one ?
----------
Siri is front-end tech, Google maps is back-end. Nothing would have prevented Apple from using Siri with the Google back-end.
Do you think they will bring turn by turn navigation to ios6? I use the Garmin app but it would be nice to have a more system integrated GPS.
More than likely the comments here will be that Google copied Apple even though Google Maps existed long before iMaps.
I remember back in the Windows 95 era that Microsoft had some mapping programs, maybe Streets and Trips? Anyone remember that one? And where did they get their map data?
Still actively being developed and sold....
Map credits for 2010 version in first attachment.
Attachments
I'm sure that Steve thought of this way before Microsoft did. Probably about the time he thought of a laptop that was shaped like a rectangle. I mean nobody ever innovated except Apple. Right?