Re:A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps
by esrauch on Friday September 28, 2012 @01:13PM
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I can't speak for others, but switching to Apple Maps would be more than a huge step backwards for me, it's pretty much 90% of the way to useless.
My primary use of maps is public transit directions. Not having turn-by-turn is an inconvenience that is fixed, but losing public transit isn't just an inconvenience; there is no work around to get the directions I need at all.
For any feature there is going to be some subset of users that pretty much only use that one feature, so I can't really say how common of a user I am in that regard.
Re:A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps
by beedogs on Saturday September 29, 2012 @05:58AM
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Lack of public transit map information is what's keeping me on iOS 5. Not upgrading until I have confidence I can use iOS 6, as public transportation is all I use.
My primary use of maps is public transit directions. Not having turn-by-turn is an inconvenience that is fixed, but losing public transit isn't just an inconvenience; there is no work around to get the directions I need at all.
For any feature there is going to be some subset of users that pretty much only use that one feature, so I can't really say how common of a user I am in that regard.