| superchunk said: apparently new Maps to be replacing Google Maps. Sorry apple guys, here's where Apple fucks you. You could of had Google Maps with free voice navigation. Guess we'll have to see how this stacks up. |
When I heard Apple was moving away from Google Maps, I groaned.
But after seeing the implementation, it has its advantages along with disadvantages. No street view, which kinda sucks... But honestly, do people use street view on their phone? I never bothered... I only use it occasionally on my desktop. On the other hand, vector maps>>>>>>>raster maps. This will drastically speed up how quickly maps are loaded and rendered on a phone. It has always pissed me off that Google insists on using raster-based maps. Turn-by-turn is just a "why wasn't that there in iOS4?" feature. Anyway, at least they finally implemented it. "Search along route" is a huge bonus. I don't think even Google has that implemented yet. The 3D Flyover stuff is really neat looking but completely useless in day-to-day life. I'll love having it to help me render cityscape illustrations (which I draw quite often, actually) but honestly, how many people will find a use for that feature? It can't be many. It's pretty much the very definition of "gimmicky" outside of the occasional bizarre use like the one I'll be using it for.
All in all, I'd consider it a wash. It eased my mind to see that Apple has been working with TomTom to introduce this new system instead of trying to make something from scratch.
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