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by taligent 14y ago
Because maps are a core use case of a smartphone hence Apple needs a good implementation.
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by taligent 14y ago
It's hilarious how many people fell for Google's PR efforts. Street View is great for finding faults in existing data but the fact is that it is the same old mapping/directory companies that do most of the work.
723.
by taligent 14y ago
Apple chose not to license from third parties. That is what happened. Here in Australia Google licenses map and POI data from Whereis/YellowPages. Apple doesn't and it shows.
724.
by taligent 14y ago
Did you even bother to read the article ? The advantage of Lightning is that it is a REAL future proof connector. Completely generic and separate from any current standard. A connector that could still be in use 10-20+ years from now. And t
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by taligent 14y ago
It's good thinking building a completely generic connector that doesn't adhere to only one standard. So that if <insert new standard> comes on the market Apple could support it without a change of connector. You couldn't do that wit
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by taligent 14y ago
Well that was completely unnecessary. Apple Maps works great for me because in terms of quality of data it matches Google. Remember that there are lots of cities in this world and not all of them will be missing lots of data.
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by taligent 14y ago
Right. Because corporations can't lobby to get legislation passed. I will never understand people that bash unions. They serve an important counterweight in society.
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by taligent 14y ago
Why does this nonsense keep being perpetuated on here. Steve Jobs routinely launched products that were less than perfect. Hence his quote, "real artists ship".
729.
by taligent 14y ago
Or (c) you actually don't know as much about Apple as you think. Apple has routinely released 1.0 products that contained major flaws in one way or another. It's just that Apple polishes those flaws so they aren't as glaring. And they've be
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by taligent 14y ago
Actually most of Google's POI data comes from established companies e.g. Yellow Pages. For whatever reason Apple has chosen not to seek out the same partnerships. Maybe they will get round to it. Maybe they are hoping for a true crowdsource
731.
by taligent 14y ago
Pretty simple. Apple can do what Google does. Buy/license data from third parties. You didn't think Google created all of it did you ?
732.
by taligent 14y ago
Not necessarily. While your desktop can handle 8 connections the 3G connection can't.
733.
by taligent 14y ago
But most web designers would be slicing PSDs at some point, right ? And Cygwin is a joke. Dealing with the page separator differences alone would make it unbearable.
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by taligent 14y ago
Apparently they have an office in Australia already. And it's 10 hours i.e. one sleep between LA and Sydney.
735.
by taligent 14y ago
It's sad that, after all the facts, you still think it was a court case about rounded corners sigh
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by taligent 14y ago
>Most web developers use a windows or linux machine to develop and a physical device to test. Maybe I am living in a bubble but every single web developer I have ever met used a Mac. Why ? Because it is the only platform that has Photos
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by taligent 14y ago
OSX, iPad, MobileMe, Motorola iTunes, Retina MBP etc. All have had major flaws in their 1.0 release. The only people who say "Steve wouldn't have let this happen" are people who know nothing about Apple or Steve Jobs. Hint: "real artists sh
738.
by taligent 14y ago
I don't know what it is about Apple that invokes such delusion. Apple has had plenty of unpolished 1.0 releases including a pretty big one - OSX. I am wondering if it's because of Steve Jobs death that is causing people to almost look for s
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by taligent 14y ago
None of this is true. Google doesn't own their own POI database they license it from others and to date Apple hasn't approached these companies. So it isn't about the POI database. It's more about the fact that Google was withholding data f
740.
by taligent 14y ago
You're not forced to upgrade to iOS6 nor is Apple blocking Google Maps on the browser.
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by taligent 14y ago
Actually this could be bad advice in the new model. You see the App Store search is still at its core just a Lucene index. In which case the weightings are likely to be similar: titlePhrase 9 / authorPhrase 9 / subjectPhrase 9 / genrePhrase
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by taligent 14y ago
Since for 99.99999% of users being able to visit a web page means the internet is working. Remember Apple never optimises for edge case.
743.
by taligent 14y ago
Yeh I can't imagine apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Angry Birds being popular without Apple featuring them. Oh wait. And I am not sure what specifically makes the algorithm primitive.
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by taligent 14y ago
I can't understand why ANYONE is still using Linode after their disgraceful behaviour at the start of this year. For those that don't remember they were hacked and a sizeable sum of Bitcoins were stolen from a number of VPSs after their cus
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by taligent 14y ago
I am not saying it is useful only that it is not a game changer for most people. Even in Japan you can use apps like Hyperdia for the JR and subways. The iPhone predates the official launch of Google Transit and at the beginning didn't have
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by taligent 14y ago
Google Maps doesn't have ANY public transit directions in most countries. So you guys from the US need to stop acting as though this feature is somehow a game changer. It will almost exclusively affect US users only.
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by taligent 14y ago
The Mini-iPad is widely expected to be 1024x768. So really there are only three display targets. iPhone, iPad and Tall iPhone.
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by taligent 14y ago
> There's no reason you shouldn't have the full uncrippled power of UNIX in the palm of your hand. I couldn't stop laughing when I read this. There's probably a few reasons I can think of.
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by taligent 14y ago
What is your point ? Every phone upgrade is a hardware upgrade.
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by taligent 14y ago
Then again I've heard that the Japanese have this magical invention called an "app" which someone can install on their phone to add new functionality. I've even heard that there are some ones already for say the Tokyo subway.

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