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Re:A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps by barista on Friday September 28, 2012 @02:01PM (#4586911)
One bad experience can change the perception.

Interesting snub at Google by recommending Bing maps over Google :)

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Re:A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps by tlack on Friday September 28, 2012 @02:17PM (#4586987)
That may have just been because they want to emphasize a native mobile app rather than HTML5-based mobile experiences, and Google has not yet released their own native maps app for iOS.
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Re:A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps by blhack on Friday September 28, 2012 @03:24PM (#4587330)
Are you sure about that? Doesn't google have a maps application that is pending approval in the app store?
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Re:A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps by reaganing on Friday September 28, 2012 @03:37PM (#4587397)
No, it's still being built and is probably months away[1]

[1]: http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/25/3407614/apple-over-a-year-...

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Re:A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps by metamatt on Friday September 28, 2012 @06:14PM (#4588054)
Actually, the open letter also recommends Google and Nokia maps, via their websites (because native apps don't exist).

BTW: Am I the only one that thinks it's fishy that Google's claiming (a) they only had 3 months notice of this change and (b) 3 months isn't enough to produce their own iOS maps app? I don't believe either of those claims.

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Re:A Letter from Tim Cook on Maps by icarus127 on Friday September 28, 2012 @07:10PM (#4588242)
Why would it matter? If they decide to not release a maps app at all that would be their prerogative.
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