Re:The iPhone 5
by Osiris on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @03:35AM
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Google Maps has had navigation since November 2009[1]. Google released vector maps with 3D rotation and 3D buildings and offline caching in December 2010[2].
Apple is coming to the party one year and nine months late. Have you used Google Maps on an Android device lately?
I'd also point out that Google Maps has a significantly larger database of points of interest than Apple, who is relying upon a TomTom database.
I don't see any reason why the Apple Maps application would "blow Google Maps out of the water." Google's been doing maps for a really long time so a v1.0 release of a maps app from Apple is not going to destroy the behemoth that is Google Maps.
Apple is coming to the party one year and nine months late. Have you used Google Maps on an Android device lately?
I'd also point out that Google Maps has a significantly larger database of points of interest than Apple, who is relying upon a TomTom database.
I don't see any reason why the Apple Maps application would "blow Google Maps out of the water." Google's been doing maps for a really long time so a v1.0 release of a maps app from Apple is not going to destroy the behemoth that is Google Maps.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Maps [2] http://www.cnet.com.au/next-google-maps-has-3d-vector-maps-o...