Posts Tagged ‘Apple maps’
Apple Maps: Still a Disaster
I was hoping that with the official release of iOS 7, Apple would finally produce some major improvements in Apple Maps. But for all the attention Apple has lavished on other parts of the new … Continue reading
Maps for iOS: What Does Google Have Against Tablets?
Google’s failure to understand that a tablet is something other than a really big phone is becoming one of the great mysteries of the technology world. The Android tablet business has been crippled by a … Continue reading
Google’s Directionless Map Strategy
Marco Arment on Google Maps: What this timing (of Google Maps) really shows is how much Google needs to be on iOS. They’re primarily in the business of reaching as many people as possible so … Continue reading
Why Maps are “Really” Important to Apple
In my last Apple Maps column I discussed why Apple would have delivered a suboptimal maps experience. This analysis was really a short term view of why they would do this, and the answer was … Continue reading
Apple Maps: Decision by Wall Street?
Just as we all start to get sick of reading and debating the Apple Maps debacle, a new interesting thread, issue, or new piece of information comes up. This time, it was, Apple’s CEO Tim … Continue reading
Confessions of a Reviewer: How the iPhone Maps Mess Was Overlooked
How did they miss it? If you go back and read the reviews of the iPhone 5 published on the first day that Apple allowed recipients of early samples to write, you would be stunned … Continue reading
Oops! Apple Needs a Remapping [Updated]
When I looked at the area around my house in the new iOS 6 Apple Maps app, I noticed something seemed to be missing. There was a big pink patch for the Bethesda naval hospital, … Continue reading
