Q: Apple maps very disappointing
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Sep 20, 2012 12:57 PMby Reize,I appreciate the idea of having Apple develop their own maps data service, but:
- Images covered with clouds,
- rough cuts between summer and winter (snow) pictures,
- low resolution in many important recreational sites in Switzerland,
- missing streets...
This current status is no alternative to google maps.
Please keep the google maps App alive until the Apple solution is beginning to reach a similar quality level.
Until then I wont update my iPhone.
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Sep 20, 2012 1:33 PMby EugeneW11,Apple, I'm thinking of a phone upgrade, but right now based on the truly horrific inaccuracies in maps for the UK I plan to spend my weekend working out how I can transfer my hold online presence online from iCloud to Google. Looking at central London huge numbers of businesses are missing and the vast majority of the remainder are misplaced. Not really a surprise given data is from the very low quality Yelp. Clear Apple management are now focused on the commercial goal of moving away from Google and assume users are loyal and will just stay with apple. Nooooooooo, we stayed with apple because you gave the best experience. The user experience of Steve Jobs is replaced with a numbers man. Restore Google mapping or halve the value of your company in months.
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Sep 20, 2012 1:50 PMby Colonel Dog,I am extremely disappointed as well. I have four iPad's and two IMACs and two iPhones. I feel like throwing them a
L in the water. (I live at the beach) For Apple maps to begin to come close to Google maps will take two years. Apple will save a lot of customers if they just let Google maps back on while they fix their own.
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Sep 20, 2012 2:58 PMby Valmetshooter,Apple blew it with this update
Have already spoke with my cell phone carrier Verizon about turning in my Iphone for a droid...at least the maps work there.
Don't even get me started about PassBook
DO NOT UPGRADE PEOPLE.....you will regret it as I do. This upgrade cost me money in most time finding places / customers today.
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Sep 20, 2012 3:01 PMby HuskieN,Bing Maps offers a very good maps service with Bird's Eye, a feature similar to Flyover. It's arguably better than Google Maps.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bing/id345323231?mt=8
You can use Google Maps by creating a shortcut to the Home Screen with help from the article below.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/20/how-to-get-google-maps-on-ios-6
Nokia Maps is another great service that you can add to your Home Screen via a web shortcut.
MapQuest is very good as well.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mapquest/id316126557?mt=8
If you would like to send a suggestion to Apple, please go to http://www.apple.com/feedback or you can Report a Problem via the Maps app by tapping the bottom right.
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Sep 20, 2012 3:08 PMby Fabin,I'm a business owner in Kirkland WA and my business is not listed on the Apple Maps - very disappointing, and my entire business is ran on Apple hardware (I was one of the first iPad Point Of Sale locations in the country). I've called Apple's support, stopped by the store, and reported a problem through the Map App, but no one can tell me how to get my business listed. The Google listings where very effective at helping new customers find my restaurant - now I'm non-existant unless you specifically search for the business name. I also tried contacting Yelp but they can not explain why I'm not listed by Apple.
Has anyone had any luck getting their business added to the new Apple Map App? I'm a huge fan of Apple and this is highly un-apple-like and very disappointing.
James
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Sep 20, 2012 3:23 PMby tstoelz,Please Apple, give us back Google Maps untill you improved yours a lot. The satellite images of Apple Maps in Germany are low res, there are clouds over big cities like Düsseldorf, so you cant see anything, no streetview, no 3D Maps, no nothing. This is not a product, this is a desaster.
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Sep 20, 2012 3:26 PMby HuskieN,Bing Maps offers a very good maps service with Bird's Eye, a feature similar to Flyover. It's arguably better than Google Maps.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bing/id345323231?mt=8
You can use Google Maps by creating a shortcut to the Home Screen with help from the article below.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/20/how-to-get-google-maps-on-ios-6
MapQuest also has a very nice app available.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mapquest/id316126557?mt=8
Nokia Maps is another great service that you can add to your Home Screen via a web shortcut.
If you would like to send a suggestion to Apple, please go to http://www.apple.com/feedback or you can Report a Problem via the Maps app by tapping the bottom right.
