Google Maps' moat is evaporating (2020)

Re:Google Maps' moat is evaporating (2020) by gnicholas on Tuesday August 09, 2022 @08:46PM (#32406617)

I wonder what percent of app downloads are re-downloads onto new/wiped devices. I've had Google Maps since it first came out, back before Apple had its own maps. So every time I purchase a new iPhone or iPad, or restore one of my existing devices, Google Maps gets another download.

It's possible these re-downloads are utterly swamped by people picking apps out of the app store. But it can't hurt to have a huge base of legacy installs that reduplicate every time someone gets a new device.

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Re:Google Maps' moat is evaporating (2020) by zarzavat on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @06:59AM (#32410062)

No, people use Google Maps.

Maps are social. When I search for a place in Google maps, I get reviews, pictures, it feels alive.

When I search for a place on Apple Maps, firstly it may not even exist because who cares about Apple maps, and secondly it's likely to have few reviews or photos.

I just tried with a local restaurant. Google maps has dozens of photos and 100 reviews. Apple maps has 1 review and no photos.

If you just need a satnav, then Apple maps is OK I guess, if it has the place you're going to. But why take the risk? I never open the thing.

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Re:Google Maps' moat is evaporating (2020) by gnicholas on Wednesday August 10, 2022 @01:03PM (#32415225)

Apple Maps shows reviews from Yelp, at least for the POIs I’ve seen. Although I don’t trust Yelp reviews entirely, I trust them more than Google reviews.

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