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Apple have shown times and times again that they wouldn't let 3rd party do shady things into their own Maps app, that's the whole reason they got rid of Google
by inferiorhuman 7y ago
Apple have shown times and times again that they wouldn't let 3rd party do shady things into their own Maps app, that's the whole reason they got rid of Google Maps. That's a baseless accusation.
You're right, if you click around in the Maps app (desktop or mobile) it takes you straight to the shady source (yelp.com).
Edit: Also this:
https://www.courthousenews.com/data-mining-privacy-suit-against-yelp-advances/ https://www.courthousenews.com/data-mining-privacy-suit-agai...
- duskwuff 7y ago> You're right, if you click around in the Maps app (desktop or mobile) it takes you straight to the shady source (yelp.com). Apple Maps doesn't use Yelp as a primary data source. It's used to add extra information (like reviews and photos) to existing points of interest, but the points of interest themselves are catalogued by Apple or their data providers. If you click around in Apple Maps a bit, you'll find that not all POIs have Yelp data. > Edit: Also this: [a lawsuit about social features in the Yelp app] I'm not sure how this is relevant.
- inferiorhuman 7y agoI'm not sure how this is relevant. Apple Maps steers you pretty hard towards the Yelp app if you want any business info.