Apple, in their never-ending quest to be better AND different, is going to take some wrong turns (pun intended). Maps is one of them. You don’t always have to be different to be better.

Secondly the whole Apple Maps thing is blown out of proportion, thanks perhaps to opposing platform propaganda army. I have had terrible experiences using Google Maps, just like SmileDahling. I have been thrown off course, Maps has hung on me, showing roads which no longer exist and so on. Making an up to date Map is a hugely difficult task, especially when roads keep changing and so do directions of traffic.

This is Apple Maps first year vs Google Maps’, what, 10th?

Thirdly, i dont think consumers were frustrated. In anything, i think theres more device frustrations now: expensive phones hanging, crashing, lost numbers, multiple numbers, email not working is a concern, corrupt data cards, getting device to communicate with other devices, a whole lot of stuf that earlier just wasnt there. I can imagine the frustratikn of Android users who try to keep using older versions of a fragmented OS, perhaps cant upgrade because their device hardware is too low tech, and no one warned them of hat while buying.

People buy a new device because its exciting. People get bored often.

Zor

Anyway, I like how the new maps is tied to Yelp because people write more reviews there anyway. It will ultimately be better for my small business. As more people use it, it will get better based on user data alone.

All that aside, I use Waze. :-)