The Amazing IOS6 Maps
 

The Amazing ios6 Maps

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Absolutely amazing. Said no one ever.

that 3d imaging is badass bro

LOL

Yes I'm sure all the many citizens of Bogota, Colombia are distraught that their IOS 6 map app didn't work right. It's a technology hotspot. Personally mine have been spot on.

I'm looking forward to 5 pages of Apple white knighting.

Swords out Shields up, defend your hipster shit at all costs.

Only 7,000,000 people live in that little burg.

No worse than the Apple-haters who find any opportunity to slam the company over things that are picayune or aren't their fault. "OMGLOLZ, Apple's maps are teh suck!!!11! OMG, you can't unplug chips from their muthaboard!!!!1" Really, it's ****ing tiring. You people are as bad as "too fat /omaha" when it comes to your obvious hatred of Apple. Yes, there are fanatics. They're a small portion of an already-small community. But it's undeniable that Apple does one thing and they do it well: they make things that are intuitively easy to use, simple in design, and groundbreaking in the combination of both. From the original Mac to the original iPod to the iPhone to the iPad, they've been at the forefront of the electronics community for 40 years. Yes, they overcharge. Yes, they're ridiculously proprietary. I used Macs back in the 80s and 90s but by the late 90s I switched to PCs just because I got tired of Apple's prices and incompatibilities. I don't have an iPhone, but I have an iPod Touch so I can appreciate why people love the iPhone. I don't have an iPad but I can appreciate why people like them. Give the company a break. They made the personal computer, the portable MP3 player, the smartphone, and the tablet computer all irreplaceable parts of the modern world. So they're new map app makes a runway in East Bum**** Mongolia look wobbly. Big. ****ing. Deal.

/WhiteKnight :D

Of which I'm sure tons of them have Apple devices that utilize maps.

Must be the same thing for New York City, right? I mean who in NY cares about getting the right address.

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I ****ing hate that map. Shouldnt have upgraded my OS.

LMAO

Seriously?

To be fair that's not much bigger than Lenexa.

Looks like a fun runway.

You can just turn 3D view off and use it as you always have

Unless you want transit info.. or reliably accurate addresses... the entire system is buggy as hell. Yes, it will probably work just fine 90% of the time for 90% of the people... but isn't the whole Apple "thing" supposed to be that it's ok for them to be behind everyone else on tech because their stuff "just works" ?

Eh. It's only a couple of days live. I'm sure they will fix it in short order. Google's maps weren't so great either a lot of the time.

I think you underestimate the amount of effort it takes to fix these kinds of problems. I have no doubt that they'll fix them, but it'll be measured in years, not months.

http://venturebeat.com/2012/09/23/ap...ite-some-time/

The guy who used to be Rand McNally's chief cartographer weighed in on it. He agreed, it could take years to fix.

Interesting article. This was the big thing I wondered about:

Google has processes in place for random Joe's to get into the maps system and make changes. (They have to be approved, of course.) Because of this system, they're able to keep their maps pretty well up to date, even in international areas where there previously wasn't much good data.

Not only does Apple not have such a system, it goes completely against the Fort Knox of control that Apple always relies on. I'll be curious to see if they eventually are forced to open this one area up a bit to consumers or if they'll try and find some way to do it themselves.

I was going to post something about that earlier. Google has benefited from a huge user base from the web, Android, Apple, etc. Apple will only have the iOS installed base. I'm sure they'll bring it outside mobile soon, but will it be web based or a Mac App?

It'll take a long time to match the details of Google though.

YOU THERE! Back in line!
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I've already got the Google maps web workaround on my phone.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Apologizes for New Maps Glitches


By JOANNA STERN (@joannastern)
Sept. 28, 2012

It has been no secret: Apple's new maps app included with the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 launched last week with a lot of glitches, including misplaced points of interest and jumbled renderings of important locations.

Today Apple has addressed the issue head on with an apology letter from CEO Tim Cook. The letter, which appears on the Apple website, admits the direct problems with the service.

"At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers," Cook wrote. "With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better."

Cook also reiterated what Apple said last week -- that the Maps will get better over time as more people use the service.

He also alerted users to the fact that there are other options in the App Store, including Bing, MapQuest, and Google's Maps available through the browser.

Apple had used Google's Maps since the launch of the iPhone, but with iOS 6 and the iPhone 5, both released last week, it moved to its own solution which it has been building for quite some time. According to reports, Google and Apple still had another year to their agreement, but Apple wanted to create its own solution. Google has not released a standalone app for the iPhone or iPad, though The New York Times reports that it will be out before the end of the year.

Still, it remains clear that Apple is planning to invest big into mapping and fixing the problems.

"Everything we do at Apple is aimed at making our products the best in the world," Cook concluded. "We know that you expect that from us, and we will keep working non-stop until Maps lives up to the same incredibly high standard."

Well, props to them for owning it. That's better than I can say about the NFL.

Its kind of funny now that the world is more mobile oriented, everybody hates Apple more than Microsoft. or maybe they are just that used to hating Microsoft.

Heh

Beware.

http://www.vicpolicenews.com.au/more...ng-system.html

Here in Atlanta Apple Maps is terrible. I've passed the road my map shows me is 1/2 a mile ahead more times than I can count.