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Much of this could have been solved with an overlap between the new and old Maps app. I'm not sure what the best way to do it would have been – make the new one
by mortenjorck 14y ago
Much of this could have been solved with an overlap between the new and old Maps app. I'm not sure what the best way to do it would have been – make the new one an App Store app while renewing the contract with Google for another 12 months, kind of like the Messages beta on 10.7? It would be out of character for Apple to release a public beta of something for iOS, but not as out-of-character as what we've seen happen with the release of iOS 6.
- fpgeek 14y agoI think you're right that Apple needed an overlap period, but I also think doing that would have been very difficult. Google certainly wouldn't have been happy with a public beta of a replacement app. Meanwhile, Apple wouldn't have wanted Google to launch their own future app on the App Store in the interim. Could those have been the sticking points in their negotiations?