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I guess…but it’s more than just map quality. Google Maps is good because it’s easy to navigate with AND it has a bunch of scraped search engine data behind it a

I guess…but it’s more than just map quality. Google Maps is good because it’s easy to navigate with AND it has a bunch of scraped search engine data behind it as well. Unfortunately the tentacles of advertising have been creeping into Google Maps for a while - but that’s one more input into the mapping space that Apple can’t replicate (for better and worse).

scarface_74 3y ago
And Apple also refused to give Google real time continuous location data of iPhone users in exchange for turn by turn directions. That’s why they decided to introduce Apple Maps a year early.