Re:Google has an iOS 6 Maps app awaiting approval
by jlgreco on Thursday September 20, 2012 @07:34PM
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You could alternatively see this situation as Google signaling that they are willing to act in the best interests of the consumer even if it means sacrificing strategy, putting them in stark contrast with Apple in the eyes of the people who are critical of Apple's new mapping application (ie, the people who are going to be deciding to continue using Google's maps.)
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Re:Google has an iOS 6 Maps app awaiting approval
by qq66 on Thursday September 20, 2012 @07:42PM
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I don't think that the typical consumer's understanding of technology industry dynamics is deep enough for this to be relevant. I think the decision is more like, "Steve's phone's maps suck, I don't want that phone."
After all, all of these companies have faced huge amounts of criticism (Apple for worker's conditions, Google for its actions in China, Facebook for privacy issues), and they don't seem to meaningfully erode consumer enthusiasm.
Re:Google has an iOS 6 Maps app awaiting approval
by jlgreco on Thursday September 20, 2012 @07:52PM
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You're right. I think the thought process likely to go through most consumers heads is either:
"This new maps thing sucks. Oh look, I can get Google's maps again. Thanks Google!"
or
"This new maps sucks. Oh well, the rest of the phone is great."
Google passing up the chance to keep people who already like one of their products happy on the off chance that they can pry Apple consumers away from Apple doesn't strike me as the best decision in the world.
Re:Google has an iOS 6 Maps app awaiting approval
by qq66 on Thursday September 20, 2012 @08:24PM
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Do most users actively know that the tiles in the iOS 5 Maps application are served by Google? The app itself is Apple top to bottom -- the display does say "Google" in the lower-left-hand corner -- but it would be interesting to know how users think of their iPhone maps application.