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Apple has more map users than Google maps on iOS simply because you can't change defaults

• stephenr 10y ago
  Everyone on HN always rattles of the "perfect is the enemy off good" mantra when it comes to getting something out there, so they can iterate. A major fucking company takes the same approach, to provide its massive user base with additional functionality and improved privacy, improves the service over time, and people still want to claim it's all about "no one uses it by choice" Nothing prevents people going to the App Store to get the google maps app or using the browser version, and yet for millions of people the apple maps app is sufficient. It works, it's easy to use. If you don't want to use it you don't have to, but Jesus fucking Christ don't assume your experience and mindset is the same as every other person on the planet.
  • spot 10y ago
    but every application that wants to open maps is required to to use the apple map application, so google is locked out of the ecosystem. this is what bugs people, not releasing early and improving.
    • stephenr 10y ago
      How many apps open maps? I've always seen apps embed a map, sometimes with apples, sometimes with google's