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iOS 6 Adoption Up 29% After Google Maps Hits App Store
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Your statement isn't really factually accurate1.3 million Android devices are being activated every day. I wouldn't call that "slow"
Erasing a device to reinstall the Android counts as an activation.
Wow, so that many people didn't upgrade because of what other trolls and link bait bloggers said about Apple Maps, not because they actually used it. Sad.
true dat!!
I haven't upgraded yet for exactly this reason. and even now, still waiting a bit, because as you might have guessed, I really need the maps to work correctly, and no, I don't want to carry a gps which I do not own, no, I don't care for turn by turn.
vote up if you don't give a damn!
I haven't upgraded yet for exactly this reason. and even now, still waiting a bit, because as you might have guessed, I really need the maps to work correctly, and no, I don't want to carry a gps which I do not own, no, I don't care for turn by turn.
vote up if you don't give a damn!
It is not an app fix. They have to partner with Yahoo or Bing. They are the only two reasonable competitors to Google. Or even better buy Yahoo.
For some reason folks in cupertino thought string matching on 24 sources will do the trick.
Good point. I have a hard time believing that many people waited to upgrade to iOS 6 just because of Apple Maps (which, I think, is not any worse than Google Maps).
In the early days of iOS6 launch, the reason not to sign 5.1.1 on old devices, aggregated the Apple Maps issue. Had Apple been flexible with their signing policy 90+ Million would have a choice to use iOS6/Apple Maps or iOS5.1.1/Google Maps. No one could blame Apple in that scenario. 10+ Million IP5 users are small percentage.
I guess Forstall's arrogance was in play.
No it doesn't.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/20/googles-andy-rubin-defines-android-activation-trumpets-700-0/
For a spewing hater, you are very uneducated in the matter.
Sorry, but any cellular service will cost you a monthly fee regardless of phone.
Yeah. They probably *could* have come up with a more awkward, less meaningful version of that graph, but it probably would have involved not labeling the axes, and not showing *any* 'before' data.
Is there a reason not to show it in terms of absolute percentage, or rate of increase, rather than a percentage relative to an unspecified percentage with virtually no historical data included?
Yea that sucks, out of genuine curiosity what 4.0+ API's could you make use of if you decided to make an app that only supported that version and above?
It's nice to have a choice. Multiple choices, in fact. Now I can use my navigation apps in order of preference:
1) Waze for online navigation.
2) Navigon for offline navigation.
3) Apple Maps if I'm curious to see if Apple has improved things.
4) Google Maps as a last resort, or if I need transit directions. (The constant badgering to log in is annoying. Hmm, I wonder why Google wants to associate where I drive with my Gmail account?)
1) Waze for online navigation.
2) Navigon for offline navigation.
3) Apple Maps if I'm curious to see if Apple has improved things.
4) Google Maps as a last resort, or if I need transit directions. (The constant badgering to log in is annoying. Hmm, I wonder why Google wants to associate where I drive with my Gmail account?)
The next iOS-related keynote should be very interesting. Apple has access to all the real data -- the number of times Google Maps has been installed and how many iOS 5 devices have been upgraded to iOS 6 in the past week.
I have to think Apple won't mention the word "maps" during a keynote again unless they've either come to an agreement with Google over data or they've found another solution for mapping data that is truly as good as Google's.
The good thing about the release of Google Maps is that it's now bought Apple some time in the eyes of users. They could likely go the entire year of 2013 without so much as uttering the word "maps" in a keynote. People who think Apple Maps is awesome can continue to use that and everybody else can use another solution.
Now, Apple just needs to let its users choose default apps for certain tasks and all will be right with the world for a while. With the Maps debacle, Apple has to realize that it can't keep users' hands tied when it comes to using a flagship feature of a newer iPhone (Siri) when they release a subpar product like Apple Maps. I'd love to keep using Siri to ask for directions, but I'm not going to use an inferior Apple Maps app just so I can have the convenience of using Siri.
EDIT: I realize now that if I ask Siri explicitly for "transit directions" to a location, it will pull up a list of navigation apps on my phone and I can tap the one I want to use. At least that's better than not being able to use other navigation apps in conjunction with Siri at all. I have to believe this is a precursor of Apple letting users decide which app to make the default. Fingers crossed.
I have to think Apple won't mention the word "maps" during a keynote again unless they've either come to an agreement with Google over data or they've found another solution for mapping data that is truly as good as Google's.
The good thing about the release of Google Maps is that it's now bought Apple some time in the eyes of users. They could likely go the entire year of 2013 without so much as uttering the word "maps" in a keynote. People who think Apple Maps is awesome can continue to use that and everybody else can use another solution.
Now, Apple just needs to let its users choose default apps for certain tasks and all will be right with the world for a while. With the Maps debacle, Apple has to realize that it can't keep users' hands tied when it comes to using a flagship feature of a newer iPhone (Siri) when they release a subpar product like Apple Maps. I'd love to keep using Siri to ask for directions, but I'm not going to use an inferior Apple Maps app just so I can have the convenience of using Siri.
EDIT: I realize now that if I ask Siri explicitly for "transit directions" to a location, it will pull up a list of navigation apps on my phone and I can tap the one I want to use. At least that's better than not being able to use other navigation apps in conjunction with Siri at all. I have to believe this is a precursor of Apple letting users decide which app to make the default. Fingers crossed.
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Haven't used it Internationally as those were the most glaring issues I'd seen with Apple Maps but in my area and on the few 100 mile and under trips I've taken since upgrading to IOS6, Apple Maps has been flawless. I've not yet downloaded the Google Maps App but intend to for comparison purposes. Apple Maps, as is, is better than my Garmin......
Haven't used it Internationally as those were the most glaring issues I'd seen with Apple Maps but in my area and on the few 100 mile and under trips I've taken since upgrading to IOS6, Apple Maps has been flawless. I've not yet downloaded the Google Maps App but intend to for comparison purposes. Apple Maps, as is, is better than my Garmin......
Verizon is even higher. They won't issue a new smart phone plan under $100/month. It's hilarious how people tend to ignore the real price.
As soon as I write 123 Easy St, Apple Maps offer me "123 Easy St, Nearby Town, My state" as an option. In general though, I agree, Apple Maps seem more picky about the search terms. I once got no "movie theaters" nearby (it found some that are much further away than I wanted) until I searched for "cinemas".