Others observe that local services have better maps than Apple in China, but that is not the key point.
The clean UI and intuitive customization options, the better maps, and the familiar controls all make for a very tight competitive experience.
We launched Maps initially with the first version of iOS. As time progressed, we wanted to provide our customers with even better Maps including features such as turn-by-turn directions, voice integration, Flyover and vector-based maps.
Comparing the resulting maps shows just how much better the maps have gotten with each successive satellite.
In fact, that the new Google Maps app is much better than the old Google Maps which Apple threw off iOS only three months back.
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We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better.
Down the road, he can see the potential for the iWatch as distributed data sensor that might allow Apple to fix its maps better, for instance.
This free product is either better (Reader), or better and cheaper (Maps and Apps).
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The more our customers use our Maps the better it will get and we greatly appreciate all of the feedback we have received from you.
The French maps were better, but they too had their lapses.
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If he had, he would not have apologized for it, but would have argued a compelling case how the maps were better than we critics say it is.
Google Maps is good, but Apple Maps looks better.
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Airbone lidars can achieve much better precision, but these maps are necessarily regional in extent - they will cover only relatively small areas.
Recent improvements to IE mobile and Google Maps now deliver a better experience and we are currently working to remove the redirect.
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As Waze became popular in other countries in Europe and the U.S. by virtue of its sheer usefulness, its maps became bigger and better.
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After all, Google has been solving the problem of creating accurate mapping data for much longer and Google Maps is a far better service.
The V10.2010.19-1 bump now available in the UK (global on Wednesday) packs several enhancements including face-to-face video calling, improved Ovi Maps, and a better email experience with bundled Facebook IM Chat and the ability to accept or decline event invitations from the inbox.
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Apple is scrambling, and the maps application is indeed getting better, even if Google still has a gigantic lead.
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It would also have to contend with an Apple Maps app that will undoubtedly get better.
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In other words, Apple had been stuck with a second-rate Google Maps app while Android had a far better one.
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Better still, Rebekah says, the book clearly maps the link between new ways of working and economic, environmental and human benefits.
The Mountains of Kong didn't actually exist, but like an unreliable Wikipedia entry that appears in a million college essays, the range was reproduced on maps by cartographers who should have known better.
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The intent was to free itself from a maps app which was consistently offering a better experience to Android users rather than those who prefer iPhone, but the result, as rapidly became clear, was a fiasco.
If you truly need offline maps on iOS, alternatives like Nokia Here may be better for the task.
This should, in theory, provide better location positioning for apps that need it, such as Foursquare, maps, Yelp, etc.
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Maps is a cloud-based solution and the more people use it, the better it will get.
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We are continuously improving it, and as Maps is a cloud-based solution, the more people use it, the better it will get.
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