Posts by Postulant

"The more our customers use our Maps the better it will get" Hmmm... Where have I heard this before?

Quote:Originally Posted by netrox I ended up at the wrong apartment, 10 miles away from the correct address, thanks to Apple's new Maps app. So, I am not gonna use it. It's prettier but it is widely inaccurate. Google Maps in...

Quote:Originally Posted by hillstones .  So you think the Apple Map will be better in 2 years compared to what Google Map was 8 years ago?    Of course. Apple has advantages Google didn't have 8 years ago - Hindsight, a laundry list...

Quote:Originally Posted by wakefinance Clearly everyone has chosen a side of the debate on the wisdom (or lack thereof) of ditching Google maps.  My question to those of you so staunchly defending Apple is this: when Google releases...

Quote:Originally Posted by Corrections  The value of individual queries is pretty tiny, so you probably don't have to worry about using an inferior search engine just to spite Google.  My needs are met... I'm not worried.

Quote:Originally Posted by Corrections How is it possible that Google was not blindsided and instead just hasn't gotten around to addressing its loss of half the world's mobile map-based revenue?  Or is it your opinion that Google...

Quote:Originally Posted by Corrections  Apple and Google aren't actors in a high school drama, they're companies out to earn money. Google just stopped making money on iOS maps, which represents the more valuable half of the...

Quote:Originally Posted by ktappe Otherwise, where did that other $28 go??Into the other 7 million cables that work flawlessly?

Quote:Originally Posted by jragosta Right. And pigs can fly. Google has made it clear for years that iOS users are second class citizens. Apple did what they had to do. Amen. And good riddance.

It's been rumored for at least 3 years that Apple has been working on a maps. I knew it. Everybody knew it. How, then, is It possible that Google was blindsided by this? I'm not buying it.