Apple maps is terrible.

[famousringo]

superchunk said:

famousringo said:

@superchunk

Looks like Google currently has no intention of releasing a Google Maps app for iOS:

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/09/google-says-no-plans-for-ios-6-mapping-app-yet/

It seems Google wants to leverage their lead in maps into a competitive advantage for Android. Totally fair game. I just don't want to hear any whining about how big, mean Apple is bullying poor little Google around. Google has decided that iOS users don't deserve the same level of service they give to licensed Android users. Simple as that.

Yeah I just read that too. However, Google may feel its a bad idea to spend resources on something Apple may not even allow due to their duplication rule in the App Store.

Apple decided they didn't want Google (a major competitor now) to have that data and access. Google has up to this point decided to not pursue a stand-alone GMaps app on iOS. I kinda feel bad for iOS users though who rely on maps/navigation... granted there still should be paid alternatives in iOS, so its not the end of it all.

I don't get it. In one paragraph you speculate that Google's maps app could get rejected, then in the second you note that there are already maps alternatives on the App Store. Apple would have to throw out dozens, maybe hundreds of maps apps to justify rejecting Google's.

As for Google's map integration with Android, it may be deletable or replaceable, but it has numerous features which have never been present on any other platform, including the web. Would Android's voice commands, APIs and other features really plug into a third-party maps app on an Android device as well as they do with Google's own?