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I don't think that the typical consumer's understanding of technology industry dynamics is deep enough for this to be relevant. I think the decision is more lik
by qq66 14y ago
I don't think that the typical consumer's understanding of technology industry dynamics is deep enough for this to be relevant. I think the decision is more like, "Steve's phone's maps suck, I don't want that phone."
After all, all of these companies have faced huge amounts of criticism (Apple for worker's conditions, Google for its actions in China, Facebook for privacy issues), and they don't seem to meaningfully erode consumer enthusiasm.
- jlgreco 14y agoYou're right. I think the thought process likely to go through most consumers heads is either: "This new maps thing sucks. Oh look, I can get Google's maps again. Thanks Google!" or "This new maps sucks. Oh well, the rest of the phone is great." Google passing up the chance to keep people who already like one of their products happy on the off chance that they can pry Apple consumers away from Apple doesn't strike me as the best decision in the world.
- qq66 14y agoDo most users actively know that the tiles in the iOS 5 Maps application are served by Google? The app itself is Apple top to bottom -- the display does say "Google" in the lower-left-hand corner -- but it would be interesting to know how users think of their iPhone maps application.
- jlgreco 14y agoI should imagine that anyone who cares enough to become distressed by Apple's maps will be able to figure it out.