We've got good news and bad news about the latest iteration of Maps: it's better, but it isn't there yet. It didn't work out."ĭevelopers did warn Apple about this, but Apple either didn't take them seriously or felt it could get away with shipping a less than perfect product.Īpple has continually updated its maps since the launch of iOS, adding improved satellite imagery and turn-by-turn navigation for more cities, but it's chasing a moving target: Google Maps not only had a head start, but it has been updating constantly too. According to TomTom, "they had so many different sources of data that they were trying to merge all in one application. It was old, and it was often inaccurate: in the UK it listed long-dead retail chains and located enormous superstores in peoples' back gardens while failing to find businesses that had been operating for years. Many of us use maps to find particular businesses and points of interest, and the data Apple had for that wasn't very good. South Africa!īut there's more to mapping than roads, and that's where Apple Maps went wrong. We're in the UK and the first search result for a business should be.
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