Re:Apple iOS6 Preview
by technoslut on Monday June 11, 2012 @04:27PM
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Since it was Google's data, Apple will probably build it back in at some other point since it's what they've done previously.
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Hopefully Google will produce (and be allowed) a Google Maps app for iOS.
And we will see whether Apple will allow such app in their store. I would imagine they will not, because they would rather have people using their own maps, but perhaps they will be benevolent this time.
Re:Apple iOS6 Preview
by mitchellhislop on Monday June 11, 2012 @05:49PM
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Apple seems to have moved away from disallowing apps for "duplicate core functionality" - we have GVoice, Sparrow, Camera+ now. I don't see how they could not allow it.
Re:Apple iOS6 Preview
by technoslut on Monday June 11, 2012 @05:48PM
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If I had to guess, Google will attempt to get it into the App Store before iOS 6 is released. Apple will probably end up delaying approval of the app for a few months after iOS 6 to let users become accustomed to using their own solution.
Apple could use the same data standard as Google does already:
https://developers.google.com/transit/gtfs/reference
I'm sure the transit providers would be happy to provide the same feed to Apple and Google, but it looks like Apple want to make something new and incompatible.