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I would hardly call blocking an unsupported mobile OS from loading a website monopolistic. It's like blocking OSX apps from running on Windows even though it mi
by jxi 14y ago
I would hardly call blocking an unsupported mobile OS from loading a website monopolistic. It's like blocking OSX apps from running on Windows even though it might kind of "work". It would tarnish Google's reputation if people tried to use it and see how broken it is/will become since nobody is developing for it. It's a much better solution to just block it outright.
- taligent 14y agoActually no. The smart solution is to try and support it perhaps with a degraded experience. Or perhaps Google is planning a future rebranding to Android Maps.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoJust because Apple didn't have the sense to keep a broken maps application away from users doesn't mean it's the end of the world if Google does. Mobile Google Maps does not work in Mobile IE10. If anything they're protecting their brand. I'll happily concede that they should display an opt-out-able "your browser is unsupported" message.
- guard-of-terra 14y ago"It's like blocking OSX apps from running on Windows" No it's not. You don't understand how the Web works. Please delete your comment and then, optionally, your account.