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I am really skeptical about Apple Maps. Maybe they can get data as good as Google. Maybe they can even do directions as well as Google. I think they will falte

by akshat 14y ago

I am really skeptical about Apple Maps. Maybe they can get data as good as Google. Maybe they can even do directions as well as Google. I think they will falter on one of the most important parts though. Google Maps has a fantastic search. If it does not match up, then it will definitely by an issue.

nailer 14y ago
In London Apple Maps on iOS 6 beta are nowhere near beta level. From my Twitter feed today, many including screenshots: - Streets are shown as numbers, American style. 'A405' rather than Old Kent Rd. Nobody in the UK uses these numbers for directions, or knows what the numbers are beyond 2 or 3 main highways. Nobody will ever say A405 in conversation. The numbers are useless, and the names aren't shown. - No tube stations are shown - The water is missing from parts of the Thames - Searching for 'Bank Tube' takes you to Bank, Azerbaijan.
- super_mario 14y ago
  This is exactly what I was afraid of. To me maps are one of those critical smart phone features, and if maps in iOS 6 suck as much as you are describing, it's reason enough for me to switch to Android. Apple is really trying to alienate their long term customers. I liked them better when Google were friends and when they made computers software developers and creative pros would use.
- mickeyp 14y ago
  This is exactly the same issue I had with Bing Maps. Bing Maps is very superior in many ways to Google Maps except when it comes to what a Londoner actually care about: getting around town, and quickly finding things with a certain degree of fuzziness. Unless Apple's offering is a direct superset of G maps I will never use it. 3d buildings? Pfft. Cute, but useless.
- trentlott 14y ago
  I have this problem with Google Maps as well, though. I live in Birmingham, AL. It kept sending me to an Aldi in New York, or Georgia.
xtractinator 14y ago
Doesn't matter. Apple maps needs flash to be displayed. iPhones don't support flash. Everyone who uses Apple machines has no choice unless they want to use a 3rd party app that isn't integrated into Siri and iCloud.
nachteilig 14y ago
Actually, the current Maps app uses Apple's location database as far as I know. In fact, when Apple announced the switch I noticed a significant decrease in the usefulness of searching inside the maps app.
- zmitri 14y ago
  Interesting! I noticed a huge decrease in search usability but wasn't quite sure why. Simple queries like "Met museum" in New York would give me strange results.

by akshat 14y ago

nailer 14y ago

In London Apple Maps on iOS 6 beta are nowhere near beta level. From my Twitter feed today, many including screenshots: - Streets are shown as numbers, American style. 'A405' rather than Old Kent Rd. Nobody in the UK uses these numbers for directions, or knows what the numbers are beyond 2 or 3 main highways. Nobody will ever say A405 in conversation. The numbers are useless, and the names aren't shown. - No tube stations are shown - The water is missing from parts of the Thames - Searching for 'Bank Tube' takes you to Bank, Azerbaijan.

super_mario 14y ago
This is exactly what I was afraid of. To me maps are one of those critical smart phone features, and if maps in iOS 6 suck as much as you are describing, it's reason enough for me to switch to Android. Apple is really trying to alienate their long term customers. I liked them better when Google were friends and when they made computers software developers and creative pros would use.
mickeyp 14y ago
This is exactly the same issue I had with Bing Maps. Bing Maps is very superior in many ways to Google Maps except when it comes to what a Londoner actually care about: getting around town, and quickly finding things with a certain degree of fuzziness. Unless Apple's offering is a direct superset of G maps I will never use it. 3d buildings? Pfft. Cute, but useless.
trentlott 14y ago
I have this problem with Google Maps as well, though. I live in Birmingham, AL. It kept sending me to an Aldi in New York, or Georgia.

xtractinator 14y ago

Doesn't matter. Apple maps needs flash to be displayed. iPhones don't support flash. Everyone who uses Apple machines has no choice unless they want to use a 3rd party app that isn't integrated into Siri and iCloud.

nachteilig 14y ago

Actually, the current Maps app uses Apple's location database as far as I know. In fact, when Apple announced the switch I noticed a significant decrease in the usefulness of searching inside the maps app.

zmitri 14y ago
Interesting! I noticed a huge decrease in search usability but wasn't quite sure why. Simple queries like "Met museum" in New York would give me strange results.