Lindemansje schreef op 15 december 2012 10:18:
Mooi comments over Google maps, algemene consensus is wel dat Apple dmv eigen ontwikkeling maps gedwongen heeft een betere app te ontwikkelen... maar er is toch nog iets onduidelijk als de ...... hoeveel mensen heeft Apple werken aan maps en gaan ze met het project stoppen nu Google er is?
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Originally Posted by kirk26
You really have to applaud Google, BAILING Apple out from its WORST customer and public relations DISASTER in recent memory.
Google could have let Apple HANG itself with its own mistakes, but rather showed enough RESPECT to iOS users to give them a CHOICE. Would Apple have done this for ANYONE, let alone Google? Of course not!
That alone shows which company is truly more pro-consumer rather than anti-competition.
Now if only Apple could take that SMALL step in doing what Android does, which is ALLOW its users to CHOOSE their OWN default apps, that would be a BRILLIANT gesture of good faith to all iOS users. Let's just hope Tim Cook follows Steve Jobs' advice and "does the right thing".
I would say Apple single handedly forced improvements of Google maps without having to give Google anything.
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Google could have let Apple HANG itself with its own mistakes, but rather showed enough RESPECT to iOS users to give them a CHOICE
Google's motivation is not to respect iOS users but to mine their data. One of the biggest assets Apple has is its millions of iOS users that Google wants to tap into. Just goes to show that Google needs Apple more then Apple needs Google.