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That's because Apple Maps uses Yelp as its POI database, and Yelp isn't impartial, business owners can pay to be higher up in the search results, and to remove
by LeoPanthera 5y ago
That's because Apple Maps uses Yelp as its POI database, and Yelp isn't impartial, business owners can pay to be higher up in the search results, and to remove negative reviews.
Changing their POI source to something else would be the single biggest improvement Apple could make to Maps.
- oceanplexian 5y agoNot to mention Yelp isn't a "thing" outside of boutique restaurants and coffee shops in busy metro areas, while Google Reviews are for the other 95% of businesses and locations.
- supertofu 5y agoIs yelp still a thing in those areas anymore? It's mobile website is nonexistent and I can't be the only one that never cared to download the app.
- Apocryphon 5y agoYelp is still pretty good for major U.S. metropolitan areas. Not sure what's beyond that, other than Tripadvisor is like Yelp for the rest of the world.
- maupin 5y agoWell, that's reason enough for me to prefer Google Maps.
- jader201 5y agoNo kidding. Yelp is an abysmal dark-pattern-laden product, and I avoid it at all costs. Why would anybody partner with them. It’s like partnering with GoDaddy.
- chipotle_coyote 5y agoI’ve noticed that in the last few months, Apple Maps has been showing their own ratings, and sometimes even prompting me for a thumbs up/down rating, for certain businesses. I haven’t read anything about them starting their own POI database to eventually replace Yelp, but that makes me suspicious — and it would certainly fit Apple’s modus operandi of owning their own data/infrastructure as much as possible.