The Disney Channel recently broadcast hardcore porn in place of "Lilo & Stitch". I wonder how many went to jail for that one? I'm guessing zero.

Yeah, I get all that. I was just chuckling at the irony of you asking how to spell a word when the incorrect spelling would've been flagged by Chrome.

I suppose it's asking too much to inspect TSA employees' backpacks, etc. as they leave work? No doubt the mighty unions would shoot that idea down.

Are any apps making use of the extra screen real-estate to do something more substantial than just showing me a few extra Tweets or emails? Obviously, 16:9 videos will look better, but aside from that, anything?

Your 'simple' solution fails to make other parts of the system that use location services revert to using Google (ie turn-by-turn, other applications that call up maps).

Y'know that you have spell check built right into whatever device you're typing that comment on, right?

Baby steps.

The real solution here is to let users set their preferred app as default.

A question: when searching for it by keyword, Apple Maps doesn't locate my destination accurately on the map. But if I manually enter in the address for that destination, can I rely on it to at least give me the proper directions?

That's 'cuz no one wants to use Bing.

Really? They couldn't have put the address for a major landmark... or a public park?

I think it's irresponsible of a map to return a result on a non-existent address. For example, if I wanted to get to 123 Fake Street West, but accidentally entered 123 Fake Street *EAST* (which doesn't exist), under your scenario I could still end up at 115 Fake Street *EAST*. I'd be further away from my desired…

When's the last time you picked up a print book with this type of error?

So no one's interested in finding out WHY Apple ditched Google? 'Cuz that's what the Gruber article is about. He doesn't talk about the quality of Maps because the article is about business, not technology.

To those who approve of all of Assange's actions, and feel that all information should be free: did you also support the actions of Scooter Libby he blew Valerie Plame's cover?

Re: "communicating with the enemy": that applies to an Air Force analyst, not Assange (it's right there in the second paragraph if you're interested in reading it). "The enemy" in this case refers to Assange/WikiLeaks.

"It usually takes a pretty hefty tool to ... pulverize a tile shower stall"

If you want the sound of a guy throwing a punch while wearing a nylon windbreaker, why not just hire a guy to stand in front of a mic and throw a punch while wearing a nylon windbreaker? How is a computer simulation "more authentic" than foley?

Are we talking about streaming series and movies, or a 15-second video of a cat falling off a treadmill? I'm sure most folks watching Netflix are doing it on their TV, and most browsing the viral hit of the day are using their PC.

It shouldn't be up to us to make Apple Maps better. I don't remember Google asking for my help. And also, Apple DID deliberately "rob" us of Google Maps... you can tell because it's not there anymore. It's not like they took it out by accident.