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Apple Users

onehandle

(51,122 posts) Wed Sep 19, 2012, 03:58 PM Sep 2012

Google's maps will start degrading this year, as Apple's will improve. [View all]

Apple iOS users make up 90+% of mobile Internet traffic. They do the lion's share of map using.

Google has been depending on the iPhone to improve their maps.

The free ride is over.

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Google's maps will start degrading this year, as Apple's will improve. [View all] onehandle Sep 2012 OP

seems like your stats are off ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #1

Oops. I meant 67% for iPhone, 90% for iPad. onehandle Sep 2012 #2

Google Maps will be just fine qanda Sep 2012 #3

Map using is free. Google benefits in no way from it.. sir pball Sep 2012 #4

hmmm... ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #5

I don't think you have any clue how Google and now Apple builds their mapping database. onehandle Sep 2012 #6

And 7,500,000 of those new phones sir pball Oct 2012 #7