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Apple Users

sir pball

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7. And 7,500,000 of those new phones

Reply to onehandle (Reply #6)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 11:51 AM

Oct 2012

Will probably still be using Google Maps via Safari, just like Tim Cook suggested. At any rate, while Google would love to have all the user generated data from all the iPhones they still have exclusive access to 56% of the US smartphone market, plus the feedback that users of other platforms who choose Google provide. Most people aren't overly ideologically driven and will use the best product available to them. Apple Maps will improve and probably quite quickly, it's not going to be a failure - but I think you grossly overestimate the "necessity" of Apple users to Google.

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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