Posts by Vaelian

Quote:Originally Posted by anonymouse But, what it does not show, is that Google Maps is better, or that Apple Maps is worse. and, as for your point 3, it also points out that Google often returns results for searches that don't,...

Quote:Originally Posted by SolipsismX Show me evidence that users were forced to upgrade from 5.x to 6.0. Of course I don't have to do this because I had the foresight to save my SHSH blobs before Apple stopped signing my iDevices...

Quote:Originally Posted by anonymouse Quote:Originally Posted by RichL Got a link to these comparisons? Here's one: http://blog.tabini.ca/2012/09/old-maps-vs-new-maps/ Now, do you have a link to an objective comparison, that...

Quote:Originally Posted by SolipsismX Forced? Talk about sham arguments, you are the Scarecrow King. What was forced by Apple? The upgrade to iOS 6 is pretty much forced by Apple since they are no longer signing any iOS 5 installs. ...

Quote:Originally Posted by jragosta Quote:Originally Posted by Vaelian It didn't replace any existing services. Nobody would be complaining about Apple's Maps had they been optional, but since they were forced down everyone's...

Quote:Originally Posted by SolipsismX Quote:Originally Posted by Vaelian If you can't guarantee the quality of your services, don't offer them, and especially don't prevent your customers from accessing concurrent services that...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Google? Can be 100% wrong. No one cares. Doesn't matter. It didn't replace any existing services. Nobody would be complaining about Apple's Maps had they been optional, but since they were...

Quote:I guess this is a problem with late entry into the market though. I daresay Google had lots of issues in the early days but back then people didn't rely on them so decisively. Apple being late to the game is their own fault, not...

Quote:Originally Posted by ThePixelDoc Imagine for a minute if Apple would have just let the whole thing fly, meaning no lawsuits. Even going further, to just basically shrug their shoulders at the whole "copy & clone" market. The...

The main problem with these patents is that they patent the result rather than the method. A general patent on heuristics to recognize commands passed through a touch-screen essentially prevents everyone else from implementing...