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True, and I granted that point already. However, a lot of people live in China, too, and it's being widely reported that Apple Maps is much better than Google M
by Bud 14y ago
True, and I granted that point already. However, a lot of people live in China, too, and it's being widely reported that Apple Maps is much better than Google Maps' data, in China. I'll just give one link, but a little googling around proves the point quite well:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/gadget/314283/apple-maps-better-than-google-in-china http://www.bangkokpost.com/tech/gadget/314283/apple-maps-bet...
You didn't have a perfectly working solution before, btw; Google Maps still has a lot of errors.
And what you have now is both Google Maps (via Safari), and also a new Maps app that is internally superior and relies on a less-mature dataset which will mature quickly and give Google some much-needed motivation to improve its data as well. I'm not sure why this is such a big disaster.
Edit: By the way, Apple Maps finds Amsterdam Centraal (not "Central") Station just fine, if you spell it correctly. I just checked; it finds the exact same place as Google Maps.
- Kylekramer 14y agoIt is being widely reported based on one source (http://anthonydrendel.com/blog/2012/9/24/ios-maps-and-china.html http://anthonydrendel.com/blog/2012/9/24/ios-maps-and-china....) that gets basic facts wrong.
- achompas 14y agoYou didn't have a perfectly working solution before, btw; Google Maps still has a lot of errors. I don't know if I'd make this comparison. The level of erroneous data in Apple Maps is just insane compared to Google Maps.
- guywithabike 14y agoDepends on where you live: http://vore.cc/post/32503374905/old-maps-vs-new-maps http://vore.cc/post/32503374905/old-maps-vs-new-maps
- guywithabike 14y agoDepends on where you live: http://vore.cc/post/32503374905/old-maps-vs-new-maps http://vore.cc/post/32503374905/old-maps-vs-new-maps
- guywithabike 14y agoDepends on where you live: http://vore.cc/post/32503374905/old-maps-vs-new-maps http://vore.cc/post/32503374905/old-maps-vs-new-maps