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The HN title is very misrepresentative. The actual stat is 55% of users WHO HAVE GOOGLE MAPS INSTALLED use it weekly.
by gfunk911 13y ago
The HN title is very misrepresentative. The actual stat is 55% of users WHO HAVE GOOGLE MAPS INSTALLED use it weekly.
- the_watcher 13y agoI'm shocked it's not higher. It's much better.
- conception 13y agoYeah, the title should be, "Although Google Maps remains a popular iOS app, Apple Maps commands a wide lead over Google Maps in overall usage statistics". Apple Maps still gets me lost on a regular basis in major cities.
- djent 13y agoI would use it weekly, but I don't need directions every week.
- the_watcher 13y agoIf you live somewhere with traffic, your use will be much higher I'd guess.
- selectout 13y agoCould be due to the fact that a lot of people don't have a weekly need of a maps application. I'm a heavy phone user and google apps user but only need the maps app maybe 2-3 times per month at the very most.
- aryastark 13y agoIt's one step forward (from Apple Maps), about 800 steps backwards from the original Google Maps app. You can't even save bookmarks to locations without logging in to the Google/NSA overlord collective. Not to mention the horrible UI that makes Dwarf Fortress look reasonable by comparison.
- dan1234 13y agoIt's worse. It's really 55% of users who use Mobidata, allow them to collect the stats and have google maps installed, use it weekly.
- the_watcher 13y agoIsn't this fairly standard terminology for results of a study? That it obviously only includes those users included in the study?