Seems like buzz of Apple's recent iOS 6 update was quickly overshadowed. The hype turned to mockery in the first 24hrs. Why? Because, to put it bluntly, Apple's maps suck.
Not only do they sorely lack in the points of interest department, but a good majority of things that are actually present seem to look like they were drawn on a soaked piece of paper.
Now, I understand that Apple is trying to distance themselves from Google as much as much as possible, but this was a mistake.
I know that Google maps has come a long way since their initial launch, but in my opinion Apple should've waiting to release their maps when it was ready. I've heard that the turn by turn navigation is decent, but the bad things I've heard far outweigh the good. I'm sure that Google will release their own app store available version of Google Maps, but until then it seems as though people are resorting to using Safari to access them.
I don't use an iPhone as my personal device, so you guys will have to let me know; is it really as bad as everyone is saying? Are you eagerly awaiting Google's app store alternative?
I dont use an iphone either but find it disturbing apple even released this crap to the public. There is no way they didnt run into these problems when developing and testing this app. Yet they still decided to release it. That right there says a lot about apples mentality these days.
ReplyDeleteSo true. It's like they were so "anti_google" that they didn't care.
DeleteNon-iPhone hater here, I got an iPhone myself. Coming from Android, I honestly like it a lot better. I would prefer to have Google Maps on the iPhone than Maps. But I would much prefer to have Apple Maps on the iPhone than Google Maps on Android.
ReplyDeleteI can respect that. Everyone is entitled to their preference of device. I'm sure google will have something available soon.
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