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I wish they'd just sign a deal with Google and be done with it. The problem is less with the maps app and more with their source of data. OSM is neat, yay compe
by Karunamon 8y ago
I wish they'd just sign a deal with Google and be done with it. The problem is less with the maps app and more with their source of data. OSM is neat, yay competition, etc etc, but the quality is just not there.
- MBCook 8y agoDid you read the article? They’re not going to be using OSM or TomTom anymore, they’re taking it all in house preciselynso they can fix those kind of issues.
- Karunamon 8y agoYes, I read it, and that would be strictly worse. Apple does not have the reach, or infrastructure, or anything to be handling that degree of data on their own.
- zepto 8y agoWhat infrastructure do you think they don’t have?
- Doctor_Fegg 8y agoIn that case, the article is wrong. Apple has a team of people working on OSM.
- mackrevinack 8y agoits a bit vague. they are not using it as a base map any more, but they might still be scraping certain details off of it. they would be stupid not to since osm is more up to date in some areas than even google.