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"vectors, turn-by-turn, and 3D" are nice, but essentially shallow, features. They aren't fundamentally important. It's far better to have ordinary boring maps
by snogglethorpe 14y ago
"vectors, turn-by-turn, and 3D" are nice, but essentially shallow, features. They aren't fundamentally important.
It's far better to have ordinary boring maps with good coverage than it is to have pretty frippery-laden maps with horrible coverage.
Of course, I'm sure Apple wants both good coverage and pretty maps—but that's not what they delivered. Either Apple screwed up, or their priorities are way out of wack.
- arrrg 14y agoVectors are very important in mobile devices. They are anything but shallow, as is turn by turn. I'm not really sure where you get the crazy idea that turn-by-turn is not important. Anyway, the point is that Google could as well have forced Apple's hand. I'm honestly confused why people are so certain that Apple is the aggressor here.