Re:What Apple’s quiet failure can teach you about your business
by arethuza on Thursday October 27, 2016 @07:08AM
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I use both Google, Bing, Apple maps and OpenStreetMap:
- For general searching and desktop use I prefer Google
- Bing and Apple have much more up to date "satellite" views than Google (for the areas I am interested in)
- Apple maps have a spectacularly good 3d version of the city that I live (Edinburgh) in which I love looking at - Google 3D version had a huge error near to where I live
- Bing has UK Ordnance Survey maps, which is brilliant for outdoor activities
- OpenStreetMap is great for paths/cycle-paths in some areas
Edit: For one area I've been looking at (in Fife) the Google Earth view is about 12 years old - which is actually quite handy as we are looking at buying a house there that was built ~10 years ago so it is interesting to be able to see what was there before the houses were built!
- For general searching and desktop use I prefer Google
- Bing and Apple have much more up to date "satellite" views than Google (for the areas I am interested in) - Apple maps have a spectacularly good 3d version of the city that I live (Edinburgh) in which I love looking at - Google 3D version had a huge error near to where I live
- Bing has UK Ordnance Survey maps, which is brilliant for outdoor activities
- OpenStreetMap is great for paths/cycle-paths in some areas
Edit: For one area I've been looking at (in Fife) the Google Earth view is about 12 years old - which is actually quite handy as we are looking at buying a house there that was built ~10 years ago so it is interesting to be able to see what was there before the houses were built!