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This should have been done before actually releasing the product to M of people.
by fosk 14y ago
This should have been done before actually releasing the product to M of people.
- josephagoss 14y agoThis is completely on the mark, think about it, Apple have massively damaged their reputation through this. Perhaps they could have removed a default map app for now and speed through Google's map app, as they have made one. and wait till a few months to release their own version, then for next year make it default.
- lbotos 14y agoThis would be essentially "Admitting defeat" and would cause a lot more issues with PR/Branding/Customer Psyche IMO.
- josephagoss 14y agoI wonder how the public would have perceived a situation where Apple took that path originally, or even if they played ball and kept the default Google app as it was, being behind Android and paying money to Google, until a few months time when they release their own. Anyway its all hindsight I guess, now they need it fixed as soon as possible to stop the jokes, everyone is talking about this, most of my friends are not into tech and they all know about it. I really hope they release a stellar iPhone 5s when the time comes, with this and just giving money back to shareholders I can't see them lasting the next 50 years. I hope Apple really gets this fixed soon. The joke has to end.
- sneak 14y ago> Apple have massively damaged their reputation through this. No, they haven't. Stop it. It's one app, and Google Maps is still browser-accessible. Seriously, just stop.
- dredge 14y agoThey switched their Map Kit framework over, too. So all apps that use it have now switched to Apple maps. It's not just one app.
- skeletonjelly 14y ago"It's just a phone". A phone that is Apple's flagship product. An app that's a core use case.
- sukuriant 14y agoBecause technical users telling their non-technical family members "Whatever you do, do not upgrade your version of iOS to the newest version. Your map app will be completely wrong." And "Print Google Maps instructions before you go on any trip, iOS Maps is broken" Isn't damaging? I don't know. The last thing I would do on my phone if I weren't a technical user is go to the Google Maps website when my default "Maps" app isn't working. If this was a consistent problem for me, for every or nearly every address I checked (I mean really, Berlin in Antarctica?), I would just say that Apple Maps sucks and refuse to use it and share this unpleasant situation with my friends and co-workers and other iPhone users that happened to mention they would just punch it in to their Maps program. That's just me, though.
- josephagoss 14y agoIts just one app that everyone I meet talks about, I am surrounded by non-tech people from all walks of life, no bubble here. Apple has become a bit of a embarrassment. In fact one friend felt bad about upgrading his iPhone because his provider offered a upgrade on his contract. He said it didn't cost too much so doesn't matter. These are normal people who think iPhone is becoming a joke. This is because of a sub-par launch that was over anticipated and a complete mockery of the richest public company in the world because of this single app. A app widely used by millions for transportation times and searching for places.
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