Crookbond Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 What you say makes perfect sense - however, consider the fact that Apple's Map solution would never have been adopted if Google Maps was on their phone. Also, for maps to work you require a huge amount of crowd sourcing. One can still use Google Maps by pointing to the browser. Please also note that Google behaved disingenuously with Google Maps. Apple is not the only one to move way. Once Apple announced they are moving away from Google Maps they cut 85% of the price! It was also a bit 'cheesy' by Google not to allow turn-by-turn navigations. In the end, but Apple and Google lose in this war of attrition. Meanwhile, head over to Nokia and Bing and they are taking full advantage of this opportunity to take potshots at Apple and promote their own map solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 A cursory search tells me that Foursquare and Wikipedia along with many other startup solutions have shifted from Google Maps due to pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganeshran Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Apple maps would have been eventually adopted if it was good enough plus had a superior feature set. Plus Apple could always have chucked out Google later anyways. Google not offering turn by turn on iOS is most probably a business decision to gain some competitive advantage. Not too different from Apple disallowing any other browser apps to use JIT compilation on the iphone. While safari runs on a faster engine, all third party apps are stuck with the slow UIWebview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 What you say makes sense but it is not always logical when it comes to business. Mind you, Google too benefits from users using their Maps on iOS - so I think Google should have let that go. Anyways, let us see what Apple comes up with. They are known to perfect things in later releases and I expect them too do that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarke Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 upgraded to iOS6 on my iPad...seems the same..except for Siri. downloaded the Asphalt game..99c ..awesome game I have that game for my blackberry playbook. Sick graphics B-> Its actually a trash game, try the latest Real Racing and you'll agree with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 http://www.apple.com/letter-from-tim-cook-on-maps/ To our customers, At Apple, we strive to make world-class products that deliver the best experience possible to our customers. With the launch of our new Maps last week, we fell short on this commitment. We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make Maps better. 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. In order to do this, we had to create a new version of Maps from the ground up. There are already more than 100 million iOS devices using the new Apple Maps, with more and more joining us every day. In just over a week, iOS users with the new Maps have already searched for nearly half a billion locations. 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. While we’re improving Maps, you can try alternatives by downloading map apps from the App Store like Bing, MapQuest and Waze, or use Google or Nokia maps by going to their websites and creating an icon on your home screen to their web app. Everything we do at Apple is aimed at making our products the best in the world. We know that you expect that from us, and we will keep working non-stop until Maps lives up to the same incredibly high standard. Tim Cook Apple’s CEO :hatsoff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherhawkeye Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 ^ he is no jobs and its a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSK Fan Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 They are going to just fall shorter and shorter of expectations with Jobs gone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajiv Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I saw it today, really lightweight but after using the S3 - this looked like a child phone. I guess once u get used to a bigger screen, hard to come back - same with folks who use Galaxy Note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Apple makes over $400 in profits from each iPhone 5 it sells http://www.thestreet.com/story/11718458/1/heres-how-much-apple-makes-per-iphone-5.html The cost of the new iPhone 5 sets Apple back between $207 and $238, according to IHS, depending on whether the model is the 16 GB, the 32 GB, or the 64 GB version. At $649 for the 16 GB model, Apple is generating $442 per phone in profits, excluding outside expenses. While Apple's spend on marketing, advertising, employees, and other expenses, is unknown (Apple doesn't break down its cost of sales), the tech giant's could be generating margins of at least 68% on the iPhone 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desi Cartman Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Does the cost include r&d, marketing etc ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crookbond Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Apple and R&D ... :haha: Does not include marketing as told in the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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