Comments on: Apple – Maps and screens

By: windsorr

windsorr — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:15:32 +0000

we will have to agree to disagree on this one!!!.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:33:27 +0000

TomTom (Tele Atlas) is just as much an LBS platform as are Nokia Here and Google Maps. Acquiring TomTom is the best possible thing that Apple can do.

By: windsorr

windsorr — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 07:36:33 +0000

Admit that I haven’t. However, Apple maps no longer needs to be the default as I understand it. Other third party apps can now use Google maps instead of Apple maps inside their apps which will have a positive effect on the overall user experience. I will have a look around for some hard data and do a blog on what I find..

By: Tim Nash

Tim Nash — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:10:00 +0000

“The most likely scenario will be slow gradual improvements but as most have already switched back to Google Maps on iOS, will anyone notice?”
Have you seen any recent solid usage figures for Google Maps on iOS? As Apple’s Maps remains the default and most people do not bother to move from any default until it causes them problems, I would be surprised if Maps is not the more widely used on iOS, especially as it improves with each update of iOS, which users can get automatically.