The issue here is that maps is about data, not about UI or hardware, or any of Apple's core competencies. Whereas Apple doesn't know anything about data, it's Google's bread and butter.
Sure, there are a few things you can do with the UI, but ultimately the new "wraparound" feature when you go around a corner in Apple Maps is worthless when you're driving, since your eyes should be on the road. But ultimately, creating a good maps product requires year after year of intense data collection and sorting, something that you can't just rush through.
> On the other hand, Google has a habit of releasing amazingly disruptive products (maps, gmail, etc.) and then the pace of innovation of each app slows dramatically. What was the last "innovation" gmail did? Priority inbox? Buying Sparrow?
Sounds a bit like everyone's favorite mobile OS from Cupertino. What was the last "innovation" in iOS?
Siri? Barely works in real life, regardless of what they might claim in TV ads.
Notifications that actually work? That was in Android for years before Apple copied it whole hog.
Sure, there are a few things you can do with the UI, but ultimately the new "wraparound" feature when you go around a corner in Apple Maps is worthless when you're driving, since your eyes should be on the road. But ultimately, creating a good maps product requires year after year of intense data collection and sorting, something that you can't just rush through.
> On the other hand, Google has a habit of releasing amazingly disruptive products (maps, gmail, etc.) and then the pace of innovation of each app slows dramatically. What was the last "innovation" gmail did? Priority inbox? Buying Sparrow?
Sounds a bit like everyone's favorite mobile OS from Cupertino. What was the last "innovation" in iOS?
Siri? Barely works in real life, regardless of what they might claim in TV ads.
Notifications that actually work? That was in Android for years before Apple copied it whole hog.
Copy and paste? Are you shitting me?