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The way I see it--and I mean this in a non-pejorative way--Apple as a company has autism. Google has ADHD. Apple Maps launched in 2012. That's 12 years that Ap
by jmyeet 2y ago
The way I see it--and I mean this in a non-pejorative way--Apple as a company has autism. Google has ADHD.
Apple Maps launched in 2012. That's 12 years that Apple has been plugging away at this. I think we've seen just how much effort is required to catch up to Google Maps. Google actually does a ton to clean up and integrate data from different sources. It adds up.
Apple sticks with things they start for the most part (Ping anyone?). Apple Pay is the poster child for this. Every week there's an announcement where some bank in Estonia has been added. They've slowly built out an ecosystem.
That's what I mean by autism.
Google OTOH has ADHD. If something doesn't immediately work, they lose interest and it gets cancelled. They've reached a point where doing anything requires commitment.
Most of Google's successful products are acquisitions. Android, Maps, Docs, Youtube are obvious examples. Exceptions include search (obviously), Chrome and Gmail.
There are areas where it's almost a joke how many variants of a product have existed and been shuttered over the years. Payments and messaging springs to mind.
Apparently Apple has decided that Maps is core to their business and they've stuck to it. I don't disagree. Good for them. Still, not supporting Firefox? Hopefully that's temporary.