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It's little wonder that Google Maps is such an amazing application given all the time, intelligence, resources and just the sheer commitment Google's shown to i
by spinchange 12y ago
It's little wonder that Google Maps is such an amazing application given all the time, intelligence, resources and just the sheer commitment Google's shown to it.
I know business considerations are what they are and often independent from others, but nothing shook my belief in Apple's commitment to quality as a defining principle more than the decision to replace Google Maps with Apple's own half-baked beta offering. Does anyone think they'll ever give maps & cartography the kind of attention to detail that Google's given it?
- visarga 12y ago> Google Maps is such an amazing application Not so amazing. Just the data is amazing. The app sucks.
- brandonwamboldt 12y agoThe app may not be great, but it's pretty good, especially for the vast majority of users. From Google's perspective, I doubt it makes sense to add features that many of their users don't need and won't use.
- CamperBob2 12y agoFrom Google's perspective, I doubt it makes sense to add features that many of their users don't need and won't use. Which is exactly what they've been doing, all while hiding as much of the interface as they can and obscuring as many affordances as they can.
- visarga 12y agoI only need the "feature" that when it crashes, it should remember the route so as not to have to use (often missing) data connection in the middle of the trip. It's such a simple concept - save all routes for later recall, even if offline.