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sir pball

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4. Sure they can

Reply to richardtj (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 12:50 PM

Sep 2012

There's plenty of other map systems out there, hell, Mapquest is still around - but they're all subpar compared to what Google now offers.

Apple is great at breaking into emerging consumer markets (PCs, media players, smartphones) and establishing a paradigm, but trying to takeover a market that's already under the spell of an incomparable integrated system like Earth/Maps/StreetView would be like, well, competing with Apple. I just don't see it happening.

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Google has no plans to release Maps for iOS6 [View all] sir pball Sep 2012 OP

Apple maps are a disaster at this point ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #1

In the mean time there is Google earth available for free NV Whino Sep 2012 #2

Not so sure that's a bad thing richardtj Sep 2012 #3

Sure they can sir pball Sep 2012 #4

The Apple Maps furor is overblown Poiuyt Sep 2012 #5