You're referring to features in Android's Google Maps app, not Apple's. Of the features you listed, Apple's only had street view. No turn by turn. No offline map caching. It was STAGNANT. When you start comparing the

Wait - so you're complaining that Siri, a bonus feature that didn't replace anything, isn't as finished as its competing products, which are on competing platforms and not available on iOS with the level of integration that Siri is? That's a flawed argument for many reasons. At least Maps replaced something, Siri is…

I really don't. How else do you build up large amounts of data to sort out issues inherent in certain types of services? Do you think that Google just nailed voice recognition when they first released it on Android or first started transcribing Google Voice voicemails? No. They used their 411 service to mine voice…

I'm purposely ignoring the other responses to your comment, because I'm sure they'll just annoy me. Thank you for posting this - I thought I was insane for thinking the same thing. Apple Maps isn't all that bad. It needs some work, apparently, although I haven't run into a single problem in my day-to-day use of it.…

Does the new Maps app really require any technical background to use?

In their defense, it may only be a $1000 monitor LOL

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Comments like what? Is that in response to me?

I really assumed that Maps was FAR WORSE than it really is from reading various articles and blogs going around since iOS6 was released. I hadn't actually used it very heavily until this weekend, which I spent in two foreign cities. I used Maps and its navigation to get around and experienced no issues whatsoever. …

Thank you.

I think "complete nonsense" is a stretch. I just spent a weekend in two foreign cities using nothing but Apple's Maps to get around, and it worked flawlessly. It was a better experience than the Google app. I really don't think they're as far from a finished solution as some people are making it sound - and the…

Honestly, I think there's a LOT of overreaction here. Have you used it firsthand? I just spent a weekend in two foreign cities and used nothing but the new Maps app and its navigation to get around. It worked very well. It was a nicer, smoother experience than Google's app, and, of course, the navigation was…

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Which have all been around longer. That's my point. The service has been publicly available for a day. Everyone needs to calm down and realize that this isn't something that can be refined in Cupertino until it's perfect. Like Siri, it HAS to be released unfinished for it to ever become finished.

How interesting. Please tell me more! This is shaping up to be a fantastic conversation.

Ditch Google? Google's app hadn't been updated. Pick up an Android device and take a look at their Maps application. It's in sync with the latest features to the service. Either we invest time in Apple's app and it gets better over time, or we use the app that Google will surely release and then keep up to date. …

Wait, so you mean the mapping service/app that Apple launched yesterday isn't up to par with the one Google launched 7 years ago?

It depends if they care (longterm) more about the success of Android or the success of Maps.

Everyone calm down about losing Google Maps. They'll likely release a native app that will actually receive updates, instead of remaining frozen in the museum of forgotten bundled Google apps (looking at you, YouTube).

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