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Sure, Apple Maps was pretty bad relative to Google Maps, but it added a lot of great features. I think turn-by-turn is a great integration, 3D, among others, an
by sharkweek 14y ago
Sure, Apple Maps was pretty bad relative to Google Maps, but it added a lot of great features. I think turn-by-turn is a great integration, 3D, among others, and will hopefully create a competition to be the best maps provider. Certainly given time, Apple Maps will be a viable contender.
I doubt Williamson was fired specifically for the launch product. Perhaps there has been internal issues since trying to rectify.
- jasonlotito 14y ago> Sure, Apple Maps was pretty bad relative to Google Maps But that's not how Apple can afford to look at it. It's not just bad relative to Google Maps, but also bad compared to the previous version of Maps on iOS. The end result is it harmed Apple's credibility. With a single "upgrade," functionality that people came to depend on was gone. Completely removed. And don't for a minute think this is just ranting and raving from the tech crowd. There were signs well ahead of the release from people. Sure, there might have been other issues. With cases like this, their usually are. But these issues resulted in Maps.
- skeletonjelly 14y agoYou shouldn't be adding features when you're taking away functionality at the same time.
- CamperBob2 14y agoThe crime wasn't releasing a half-baked maps application. The crime was removing the working one. To that extent, this buck stops at Cook's desk, IMO. Apple Maps was a strategic blunder, not a tactical one. The correct thing to do would have been to renew the Google contract and release both apps, and let the users decide when Apple's new one was good enough.