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Questions Arise Over Google's Plans to Bring Free Turn-By-Turn GPS Navigation to iPhone
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They do ask you, and you do know about it. Don't use Google then no problem, but are they any different from anyone else.
I wonder how long AT&T keeps our information and SMS on their servers.
Anyone knows?
I think we would all much rather see Google and Apple cooperate on some great new products, then behaving like silly little brats and going after each other's markets. The competition is always healthy and needed, but this seems to be turning into something a little more sinister. ...And as we probably agree, it is somewhat unlikely to see a free turn-by-turn GPS nav from Google. The fact that they offer this to their Android customers is one of their differentiating features. Why would they want to give it up?
Or maybe people here understand that different companies can have different business strategies.
Google's strategy is to be all-inclusive and to get their fingers into your data and their ads in front of your eyes - no matter WHAT hardware you use.
Apple's strategy is to offer superb customer service, ease of use, and quality hardware in order to sell more hardware.
Why are you surprised that the two companies would use different tactics to accomplish their very different objectives?
I'd love to have the Google GPS on my iPhone.
But, given Apple's rejection of Google Voice, and Apple's recent bitter comments at Google, I'd hardly see Google motivated to offer it now. It's a shame.
But, given Apple's rejection of Google Voice, and Apple's recent bitter comments at Google, I'd hardly see Google motivated to offer it now. It's a shame.
Why wouldn't Apple want Google to enhance the Maps application w/ this functionality? I guess it would kill off a segment of the AppStore, but it could lead towards increased hardware sales...
I've got to say though, I'm quite pleased with my Navigon. It's gotten me up and down the eastern seaboard several times, around the back county of NC and FL. Couldn't ask for a better App.
Right. This would almost certainly be an update to the Maps app, not an App Store download. It's not like Google Voice.
While I would love to see this as a free GPS option, I'm much less excited after seeing how existing GPS apps will be able to function in the background in OS 4. The times I've needed GPS are times when I have no signal anyway, so an "offline" app is more useful (I'll probably get Navigon after OS 4 is out).
I agree 100%
Been Mac user for number of years and converted plenty of people from Windows to OS X...
But am not doing this anymore since few months ago simply because Apple has turn (or still turning) into bigger arseholes than what MS used to be!
I will be buying new MacBook Pro again when my current model dies and that is only because of OS X!
Rest of Apple products together with their draconian attitude can go and f.o. as far as I am concerned...
Yep. In the last few months I've gone from an Apple fanboy to i-Product hater. Steve Jobs has become Big Brother, and Apple has become the Evil Empire.
I have started steering everyone I know toward Android, while before I used to steer them to the i-Phone.
When I replace my iPhones, it will be with Android.
I am not buying the iPad, but waiting for either the Google tablet, or one of the other upcoming Android tablets.
From "Love Apple" to "F**k Apple" in a few short months....
Google Voice was rejected for an entirely different reason. Please try to keep up.
I suppose you're one of those people saying that Apple would never approve a web browser other than Safari, right?
At least I'm not wearing blinders.
Apple is CONSISTENTLY rated as having the best customer service in the industry - by far. Apple hardware reliability has always been rated as top or close to the top. And no one can rationally argue against Apple's focus on ease of use.
So where is your evidence that those things are wrong? Or do you just spend your time spewing lies on public forums?
In case that's a serious question, Google's model involves:
- Advertising as the main source of revenue
- Search engine and apps to drive advertising revenues
- Universal adoption of Google software to drive advertising revenue
- Accumulation of personal data as a means of targeting advertising efforts
What part of that don't you understand?
So not cell phones, email, navigation, power generation, high speed internet, ect.....
Thank you.
I have both Navigon NA and Navigon Europe.
Navigon NA is the best nav app on the iPhone, IMO. Navigon Europe is fine for Western Europe, but sucks for Eastern Europe.
But Navigon tends to lose signal more than TomTom, although in all fairness the iPhone is at best marginal for GPS, compared to most other phones.
Most HTC phones lock onto GPS signal much better than the iPhone.
Yes, but Apple has entered the ads business as well. It seems Google's only avenue to show ads on iPhone is going to be through Google's own apps, unless it comes up with its own "premium" ad system, but it had so many years of opportunity on desktops and it did not.
On Android, Google can have its ad platform on every app, so it is understandable for Google to try to make Android more attractive through a feature like free navigation app. Granted, it is useless outside data coverage areas, but most people need navigation apps inside cities, so that may be good enough.
LOL.
You think Apple isn't compiling information on you and selling it off to anyone. Let's see, Apple has my credit card number, my phone number, email, physical address, my contact list from my iphone, a list of every song I have, my gps coordinates, they could also listen in on every phone call I make - all ONE company.
Google has my email address and my contacts' email addresses. That's it. Sure it knows what I search for - I'll take that over them having my credit card number on file any day. So either double up your tin foil hat or realize all companies sell your info to others.
I wonder if the VP of Google spoke out of turn, giving his personal desire to see turn by turn on the iPhone and not giving the company's view.
Either that or they've just come to realize that Apple will sit on it and never give them an answer back, leaving it in App limbo forever.
LOL. Really now....
The reason Opera got approved is because it is even more dumbed down browser than Safari. It shows primitive mobile versions of sites, which is even more 1990s than the Flash-less Mobile Safari. So it doesn't really compete.
That, and for Apple to be able to point to something and say "we are open," when it gets sued at some point in the future.
You think Google can't mine your credit card number? Maybe they have already. Probably all your passwords as well. These guys are pretty smart you know.
Except that there were already a number of browsers available for the iPhone. There was no need to approve opera just to prove that there were others.
The fact is that people make up all sorts of silly arguments ("Apple will reject all browsers") and then when they're proven wrong, they won't admit it. Rather, they come up with inane rationalizations like yours.
"In multitasking, if you see a task manager... they blew it. Users shouldn't ever have to think about it."
Dude I like your signature.
I suppose you're taking the p... you do realise theres a task manager in iPhone OS 4 right? SO who blew it???
And maybe we should like Google for cool stuff like this????: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...le-launches-1gbps-fiber-to-the-home-trial.ars
Granted its probably still to get more on the net for more data mining lol... but still i doubt those getting the access would refuse it..
Google made a bold choice and went with the Big Lie by adopting the corporate motto "Don't be evil."
What makes you think Apple couldn't do the same thing?
Oh no...we need a triple layer tinfoil hat for this one.
I'm not sure I'd say that.
Even though I believe Google is extremely dangerous and evil today (particularly with regard to their belief that it's OK to steal copyrighted intellectual property as long as the author hasn't specifically refused), I don't think they were always that way.
I suspect that they started out as a group of people who thought they could so something good - and probably really believed in 'Do No Evil'. It's only the years between then and now that have corrupted them and turned their logo into a lie.
It is much improved over the last several updates. It would be nice if Waze did a couple things that the Google offerings do - cache the route and offer the Car Dock screen (letting me access iPod and Phone functionalities through a central screen that only offers a couple of very large buttons).
Now, if I could only get Waze to stop sending me on circuitous routes, which like the interface, is improving but not as good as many other offerings.