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> Please, this guy. Yes this guy. One of the best writers about things related to Apple. > He defends Apple as if it were a deity. No, he does not. > I

• cookiecaper 14y ago
  >> He defends Apple as if it were a deity. >No, he does not. He sure seems like he's doing it to me. This whole post is about how Apple Maps aren't really what they seem, and it's OK that Apple did this because what else was Apple supposed to do? Just let Google have something they want? Make a compromise when ideal options aren't tenable? Ha! The Great and Powerful Apple could never stoop to such levels, reserved for mere-mortal companies. The Great and Powerful Apple operates on a different plane, above reproach, incomprehensible to normal minds. While we may never fully understand The Great and Powerful Apple until the next life, we must trust that they have our best interest at heart, and always do the best thing, like replace functional mapping software with a ridiculously under-prepared conflagration that would have people drive off cliffs. This may seem foolish to us, but the wisdom of The Great and Powerful Apple sometimes appears as foolishness to men.
  • cefstat 14y ago
    Strange. The way I read his article was "Apple was between a rock and a hard place. They chose the hard place because that made more sense for them". He doesn't praise Maps. He describes why he thinks Apple chose to make a less than perfect Maps app, i.e., "made a compromise when ideal options weren't tenable".